Zimbabwean Women Challenge Ban on Sex Toys as Obscene and Morally Harmful.

Women in Zimbabwe are challenging a law that bans sex toys as "indecent" and "obscene" and harmful to public morals. The law is seen as repressive and infringing on women's freedom. Women's rights campaigners see this as part of a broader challenge to the nation's patriarchal outlook, where women's choices on a range of issues that affect them and their bodies are scrutinized and often limited. The law is a carryover from colonial times, and some parts of a pre-colonial southern African tradition known as "Chinamwari" are being revived, in which young women gather for sex education sessions overseen by older women from their families or community.