Views: Visits 6 A group of more than 180 Civil Society Organisations in Lagos, working on the Spotlight Initiative Project have called on the National Assembly to make “the Constitution that Nigeria Women Want”. The CSOs wants a document, which does not only speak to the aspiration of the Nigerian people but includes women. The participants in one accord called on the country’s lawmakers to ensure that the scheduled public hearing on the 1999 constitution amendment guarantee gender equality and strongly uphold the principle of equity in all sectors of life. Harnessing participants’ submissions at a briefing in Lagos, Executive Director, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi on behalf of the group made a 10-point demand.
May 14, 2021 Watipaso Mzungu-Nyasa Times 1 Comment
Refugees and asylum seekers residing at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa are ‘cooking up’ sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) cases against fellow refugees to claim insecurity in Malawi.
Police in Dowa have disclosed that the refugees and asylum seekers use police reports arising from false SGBV claims to justify their application for resettlement in Canada and other Western countries.
Dowa Police Station Criminal Investigations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Chance Sibale, made the revelation during a daylong engagement for magistrates and the police from Dowa and Ntchisi districts.
Kamundi Phiri (sitting second from left) poses for a photo with magistrates and police officers
In a last ditch attempt to wipe out cases of child marriages and property grabbing in Ntchisi district, NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGOGCN) has facilitated the formation of Ntchisi Women’s Movement to challenge patriarchal cultural norms and religious beliefs that perpetuate power imbalances between men and women. The movement is also expected to spearhead the promotion […]
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on trained community defenders against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) to be good advocates for the elimination of all forms of violence in society.
Abubakar III made the call at the end of a four-day training of 160 community defenders against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Harmful Practices (HP) organized by the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, an NGO, on Tuesday, in Sokoto.
The Sultan, who was represented by the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Sama’ila Mera, called on participants to spread a good understanding of the issues acquired from the training for the benefit of the society.
By Habibu Harisu
Sokoto, Dec. 22, 2020 Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on trained community defenders against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) to be good advocates for the elimination of all forms of violence in the society.
Abubakar III, made the call at the end of a four-day training of 160 community defenders against Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Harmful Practices (HP) organized by the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, an NGO, on Tuesday, in Sokoto.
The Sultan, who was represented by the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Sama’ila Mera, called on participants to spread the good understanding of the issues acquired from the training for the benefit of the society.