{"id":1626,"date":"2026-10-20T23:29:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2026-10-20T23:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:30:53","slug":"harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop-a-linacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/en\/harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop-a-linacceptable\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Harassment: Saying Stop to the Unacceptable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le harc\u00e8lement de rue vole chaque jour un peu de libert\u00e9 aux femmes et aux filles d&rsquo;Afrique. Un sifflement, une phrase obsc\u00e8ne, une main qui s&rsquo;impose : le sc\u00e9nario change, la peur reste. Cette tribune d\u00e9nonce le harc\u00e8lement de rue, mais elle propose aussi des gestes concrets et des recours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harc\u00e8lement de rue : une rue qui n&rsquo;appartient pas \u00e0 toutes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D&rsquo;abord, on l&rsquo;appelle \u00ab drague \u00bb, \u00ab compliment \u00bb ou \u00ab blague \u00bb. Pourtant, le harc\u00e8lement de rue n&rsquo;a rien d&rsquo;un jeu : c&rsquo;est de la violence. Regards insistants, commentaires sexuels, menaces, gestes obsc\u00e8nes, filatures et agressions physiques : tout cela rel\u00e8ve du harc\u00e8lement de rue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ces actes violent un droit fondamental, celui de circuler librement. Ainsi, des femmes changent de trottoir, de tenue ou d&rsquo;horaire. Certaines abandonnent m\u00eame un chemin vers l&rsquo;\u00e9cole ou le travail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Un regard, un mot, une peur : ce que le harc\u00e8lement co\u00fbte<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En effet, le harc\u00e8lement de rue laisse des traces. Peur, col\u00e8re, humiliation et sentiment d&rsquo;ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 permanent p\u00e8sent sur la sant\u00e9 mentale. Par cons\u00e9quent, les victimes du harc\u00e8lement de rue s&rsquo;adaptent, se taisent et se restreignent, alors qu&rsquo;elles n&rsquo;ont rien fait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pire encore, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 leur reproche souvent d&rsquo;avoir \u00ab provoqu\u00e9 \u00bb. Cette logique de culpabilit\u00e9 rel\u00e8ve du <a href=\"https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/en\/mot\/le-paternalisme\/\">paternalisme<\/a>. Il d\u00e9cide \u00e0 la place des femmes de ce qu&rsquo;elles doivent porter ou taire. En r\u00e9alit\u00e9, dans tout cas de harc\u00e8lement de rue, la responsabilit\u00e9 appartient \u00e0 l&rsquo;agresseur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surtout, une rue hostile peut mener au pire. Ainsi, le harc\u00e8lement de rue non puni banalise la violence, jusqu&rsquo;au <a href=\"https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/en\/mot\/feminicide-definition-et-signaux-dalerte\/\">f\u00e9minicide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Harc\u00e8lement de rue : tribune de Lafricaine pour d\u00e9fendre le droit des femmes et des filles de circuler librement en Afrique.\" class=\"wp-image-1627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop-1320x1320.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harcelement-de-rue-disons-stop.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harc\u00e8lement de rue : ce que dit la loi en Afrique<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beaucoup de femmes l&rsquo;ignorent : des textes contre le harc\u00e8lement de rue existent. Cependant, leur application reste in\u00e9gale. Voici des rep\u00e8res v\u00e9rifi\u00e9s, \u00e0 confirmer aupr\u00e8s d&rsquo;un professionnel du droit de votre pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Union africaine.<\/strong> Le Protocole de Maputo date de 2003 et s&rsquo;applique depuis 2005. Ainsi, il impose aux \u00c9tats de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanlawmatters.com\/blog\/fthe-maputo-protocol-and-violence-against-women-in-africa\">pr\u00e9venir et de punir les violences contre les femmes<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maroc.<\/strong> Selon <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.le360.ma\/societe\/harcelement-les-details-de-ce-que-risquent-les-coupables-156183\/\">Le360<\/a>, le harc\u00e8lement dans un lieu public co\u00fbte six mois de prison. Il entra\u00eene aussi 2 000 \u00e0 10 000 dirhams d&rsquo;amende.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tunisie.<\/strong> La loi adopt\u00e9e en juillet 2017 p\u00e9nalise le harc\u00e8lement sexuel dans l&rsquo;espace public, selon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/fr\/news\/2017\/07\/27\/tunisie-une-etape-decisive-pour-proteger-les-femmes-contre-la-violence\">Human Rights Watch<\/a>. Elle pr\u00e9voit aussi des unit\u00e9s sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es dans la police.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00c9gypte.<\/strong> Les peines ont \u00e9t\u00e9 durcies. Ainsi, selon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/egypt-imposes-harsh-new-penalties-on-verbal-sexual-harassment\/\">Egypt Independent<\/a>, harceler par paroles ou gestes peut co\u00fbter deux \u00e0 quatre ans de d\u00e9tention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Afrique de l&rsquo;Ouest francophone.<\/strong> D&rsquo;apr\u00e8s le <a href=\"https:\/\/rflgd.org\/2021\/07\/21\/campagne-de-long-rfld-pour-mettre-fin-a-lharcelement-sexuel-en-afrique-de-louest-francophone\/\">RFLD<\/a>, la C\u00f4te d&rsquo;Ivoire punit le harc\u00e8lement d&rsquo;un \u00e0 trois ans de prison. Le Burkina Faso aussi. Le B\u00e9nin dispose d&rsquo;une loi d\u00e9di\u00e9e.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cependant, ces textes visent souvent le harc\u00e8lement sexuel au sens large. D\u00e8s lors, demandez toujours quelle infraction s&rsquo;applique \u00e0 votre situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harc\u00e8lement de rue : que faire sur le moment et apr\u00e8s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Face au harc\u00e8lement de rue, r\u00e9agissez, ou pas.<\/strong> Dire non, fixer une limite ou ignorer : tout choix est l\u00e9gitime. Mais votre s\u00e9curit\u00e9 passe avant tout, m\u00eame face au harc\u00e8lement de rue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rassemblez des preuves.<\/strong> D&rsquo;abord, notez le lieu, l&rsquo;heure et la description de l&rsquo;agresseur. Ensuite, si c&rsquo;est s\u00fbr, enregistrez un message vocal ou une vid\u00e9o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Portez plainte.<\/strong> Ensuite, rendez-vous au commissariat ou \u00e0 la gendarmerie avec vos preuves. Cependant, si l&rsquo;accueil est difficile, tournez-vous vers une association d&rsquo;aide aux victimes ou une activiste. Elles peuvent vous accompagner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parlez-en.<\/strong> Ainsi, confiez-vous \u00e0 une personne de confiance. Car le silence prot\u00e8ge l&rsquo;agresseur, jamais la victime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Apprenez \u00e0 vous d\u00e9fendre.<\/strong> Certes, un cours d&rsquo;autod\u00e9fense donne des r\u00e9flexes et de la confiance. Toutefois, fuir reste une d\u00e9fense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Soyez solidaires.<\/strong> Alors, approchez la femme harcel\u00e9e, parlez-lui comme \u00e0 une amie, proposez de l&rsquo;accompagner. Un geste simple suffit parfois \u00e0 tout arr\u00eater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aux hommes et aux gar\u00e7ons : votre silence est un choix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les femmes ne sont pas des objets. Le harc\u00e8lement de rue ne leur est pas d\u00fb. Avant de siffler ou de commenter, posez-vous une question. Et si c&rsquo;\u00e9tait votre m\u00e8re, votre s\u0153ur ou votre fille ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Votre regard n&rsquo;est pas une invitation. Vos remarques ne sont pas des compliments. De plus, humilier une femme ne fait de vous ni un homme fort ni un chef de bande.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mieux encore, devenez des alli\u00e9s contre le harc\u00e8lement de rue. Ainsi, intervenez calmement quand vous \u00eates t\u00e9moin. Si un ami harc\u00e8le, dites-lui d&rsquo;arr\u00eater. Mais s&rsquo;il continue, \u00e9loignez-vous de lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harc\u00e8lement de rue : les familles, les \u00e9coles et les \u00c9tats doivent agir<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En effet, les victimes ne peuvent pas porter seules ce combat. D&rsquo;abord, les familles doivent apprendre aux gar\u00e7ons le respect, d\u00e8s l&rsquo;enfance. Ensuite, les \u00e9coles doivent parler de consentement et de limites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Par ailleurs, les \u00c9tats doivent faire appliquer les lois existantes. Ils doivent aussi former les policiers \u00e0 l&rsquo;accueil des victimes. Enfin, les m\u00e9dias et les communaut\u00e9s peuvent cesser de moquer celles qui d\u00e9noncent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rendre la rue \u00e0 toutes : le combat de tout un continent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Car une rue s\u00fbre ne rel\u00e8ve pas du luxe. C&rsquo;est un droit, et il vaut pour chaque fille, chaque m\u00e8re, chaque grand-m\u00e8re. Cette libert\u00e9 a une histoire. Des femmes se sont battues avant nous, comme le rappelle <a href=\"https:\/\/lafricaine.news\/en\/journee-internationale-de-la-femme-africaine-le-31-juillet-1962-le-jour-ou-les-africaines-ont-ecrit-leur-propre-histoire\/\">la Journ\u00e9e internationale de la femme africaine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alors, brisons le silence ensemble sur le harc\u00e8lement de rue. Partagez cette tribune contre le harc\u00e8lement de rue, parlez-en autour de vous et soutenez celles qui osent d\u00e9noncer. Chaque voix compte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>P\u00e9lagie BLEWUSSI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le harc\u00e8lement de rue vole chaque jour un peu de libert\u00e9 aux femmes et aux filles d&rsquo;Afrique. Un sifflement, une phrase obsc\u00e8ne, une main qui s&rsquo;impose : le sc\u00e9nario change, la peur reste. Cette tribune d\u00e9nonce le harc\u00e8lement de rue, mais elle propose aussi des gestes concrets et des recours. 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