Musu Bakoto Sawo is lawyer and human rights defender from The Gambia. She has actively engaged in human rights promotion since she was 7 years old, advocating for the rights of children in The Gambia and elsewhere.
In our conversation, we explore Musu’s experiences of girlhood and adolescence, drawing from her acts of resistance and where that has led her today.
We discuss the paradox of her experience as a child bride despite her work in the human rights space and her visibility as a child activist. Musu also shares her story as a survivor of Female Genital Mutilation.
This five-part conversation is part of our Girls Resist - West Africa series, exploring stories of resistance from women from different countries in the West African Region.
Trigger Warning: This conversation contains mentions of violence and abuse which may be triggering for readers. Kindly take a moment to decide if you want to keep reading. If you do proceed, we encourage you to centre your wellbeing and stop reading at any point, as you need.
