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Women’s groups pushing for a “comprehensive” bill to address gender-based violence in The Bahamas say they are focusing on securing amendments to the Protection Against Violence Bill recently passed in both houses of Parliament. They are seeking amendments “that will bring it in line with some of the fundamental elements of the Gender-Based Violence Bill”,
Shooting down opposition to the Protection Against Violence Bill 2023 from some women’s groups, Attorney General Ryan Pinder said yesterday the bill is a “testament” to the government’s dedication to eradicating violence against women. Last week, several women’s groups said the Protection Against Violence Bill is not the bill rights groups spent more than a
Though Parliament passed the Protection Against Violence Bill, 2023 last week in the face of women’s rights advocates urging against it, Minister of Social Services Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday he has started further consultations with various stakeholders on the bill and the government is open to amending the legislation. Senators, meanwhile, are scheduled to debate the
Before a packed room, Law Reform Commissioner Dame Anita Allen said yesterday that a bill that would criminalize marital rape is not a “campaign against husbands” or a tool for wives to leave a marriage, as some believe. Dame Anita spoke during a “discussion” on the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022. In addition to the