~:C.C.4.U:~ Togo Women Call for One Week Sex Strike.

 

HILARIOUS!   Togo Women's Group Calls for Week Long Sex Strike Women in a civil-rights group in Togo have said they will have a  week long sex strike to demand the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe. President Faure Gnassingbe Photo: AFP 5:10PM BST 26 Aug 2012 The plan for women to withhold sex from their husbands for a week will start Monday, said Isabelle Ameganvi, leader of Let's Save Togo's women's wing. She said the strike will urge Togo's men to take action against Gnassingbe. Ms Ameganvi, a lawyer, said her group is following the example of Liberia's women who used a sex strike in 2003 to campaign for peace. "We have many means to oblige men to understand what women want in Togo," she said. "If men refuse to hear our cries we will hold other demos that will be more powerful than a sex strike." she said during a demonstration on Saturday of several thousand in the capital city. The rally was organised by a coalition which is protesting recent electoral reforms which they say will make it easier for Gnassingbe to win reelection in the polls set for October. The demonstration took place peacefully but earlier this month two anti-Gnassingbe protests were dispersed by police using tear gas and more than 100 people were arrested. Mr Gnassingbe came to power in 2005, following the death of his father Gnassingbé Eyadema who ruled the West African country for 38 years. Mr Gnassingbe has not commented on the sex strike, nor has his wife. The sex strike against the president that has people talking in this small country of 7 million people. "It's a good thing for us women to observe this sex-strike as long as our children are in jail now. I believe that by observing this, we will get them released," said Abla Tamekloe. "For me, it's like fasting, and unless you fast, you will not get what you want from God." When asked if her husband will agree with her stand, Tamekloe said: "I have no choice and he has no choice either. It is easy for me to observe it. I am used to it, but I am not sure my husband will accept, but I have to explain to him" Though the call for a sex strike seemed to please women, many men, including heads of opposition parties and human rights groups in the anti-Gnassingbe coalition, did not believe it would be a success.