Iliassou Olalla Benjumea, activist: "There is still the idea that black women can with everything, also with macho violence"

The coordinator of a study on the situation of black women victims of gender-based violence in Spain talks about how the prejudices that still exist hinder protection from machismo

Published on RocksNews: 10 Oct 2026, 04:49 UTC
Updated: 10 Oct 2026, 04:57 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

Iliassou Olalla Benjumea, activist: "There is still the idea that black women can with everything, also with macho violence" — Image credit: Santi Burgos (EL PAÍS)

The coordinator of a study on the situation of black women victims of gender-based violence in Spain talks about how the prejudices that still exist hinder protection from machismo