Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
24 Nov
.27,698 cases of SGBV recorded in 6 states between 2020-2023 .Says 340 million women, girls will still live in extreme poverty by 2030 Federal government has called for full implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition, (VAPP), Act, in states across the federation to mitigate and cut down cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, (SGBV).…
14 Sep
Stakeholders working on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) have called on the Kaduna State government to make its sex offenders register public, to alert communities of perpetrators among them. This is as International Alert (IA), in partnership with Global Peace Development (GPD) and the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), expressed concerns over the increase…
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Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRAHP), yesterday, urged victims and survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) to speak up and dismiss fear of stigmatisation for justice to be served.
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