Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
26 Feb
Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRAHP) has sensitised members of under-served communities of their rights, with a view to curbing violations and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
27 Jan
A new research by a Doctor of Philosophy student, Olutoyin Ikuteyijo, has called for the need to equip Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) with gender units to address issues of 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 2023
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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