GBV
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Metro News
AWLA Nigeria, Oyo Govt Push For United Action Against Gender-Based Violence
The African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) Nigeria and the Oyo State Government have called for robust collaborations among civil…
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Metro News
16 Days Of Activism: Time To Confront The Scourge Of Gender-Based Violence
As the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign begins, global and local actors are intensifying efforts to combat…
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Metro News
Port Harcourt Women Demand End To Market Harassment During 16 Days of Activism Against GBV
As the global campaign marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) gains momentum, women in…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Stakeholders Call For More Magistrates And Lawyers To Combat Gender-Based Violence In Bauchi
A stakeholders forum on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Bauchi State has called for the immediate hiring of additional magistrates…
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Metro News
Benue Recorded 4,000 Gender-Based Violence In 2023 – Govt
Benue State recorded about 4,000 cases of Gender-Based Violence in 2023. The State Epidemiologist/Project Coordinator of COPREP, Dr Terungwa Ngishe,…
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Lawyers' Events
Combating Gender-Based Violence Will Help Nigeria Meet 21st-Century Development Challenges — Lulu-Briggs
Combating gender-based violence (GBV) and placing it at the core of its development agenda will help Nigeria meet the…
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Metro News
NGO Trains Paralegals On How To Handle Domestic, GBV Cases In Ibadan
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Women Safe House Sustenance Initiative, has trained some paralegals on how to respond to and…
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Nigerian Lawyers
FIDA Plan Shelter For Victims Of Gender-Based Violence
The new National Executive Committee of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) yesterday stated that the group was planning…
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Foreign News
Domestic Violence Survivor Stabbed To Death By New Husband
A 26-year-old Kenyan woman Damackline Bonareri was stabbed to death by her estranged 28-year-old lover after a wrangle that had…
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Nigerian Lawyers
16 Days Of Activism: FIDA Calls For Special Court To Try GBV Offenders
The International Federation of Women lawyers has called for establishment of special court to try cases of gender-based violence. The…
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Nigerian Lawyers
Lawyer Advocates Free Medical Services For Rape, Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Assault Victims
The senior counsel advised that people should be sensitised to be reporting these cases to the authorities to enable the…
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Foreign News
Women Rights Groups In Four Kenyan Counties Join Hands To Fight GBV
More than 20 women rights organisations in Isiolo, Wajir, Garissa and Marsabit have agreed to work together in ending gender-based…
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Metro News
Keren-Happuch: Coalition Knocks NBA For Silence Over Rape And Death Of Teen
According to him, ‘the Unity Bar has an obligation to speak against injustice and the alarming escalation of sexual and…
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Metro News
New Anti-Rape Law: Fresh Hope In Sokoto’s Fight Against GBV
Recent data on sexual and gender-based violence in Sokoto showed 725 reported cases in 15 months. 426 GBV cases March…
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