On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Proactive Gender Initiative (PGI) has charged state governments to speedily pass the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, while backing the establishment of sexual offenders’ register.
National coordinator of PGI, Bar. Esther Uzoma, in a statement on Sunday, said state governments need to demonstrate their commitment against the rising case of violence and sexual abuse of women by passing the VAPP Act.
The VAPP was passed into law by Nigeria’s National Assembly in 2015.
Speaking on the significance of the day, Uzoma said beyond calling attention to violence against women, it also reinforces the commitment of governments, civil society and citizens to check the historical abuses of women.
“It is urgent and imperative that state governments do the needful by passing and domesticating the VAPP Act if the issue of violence and sexual abuse of women has to be addressed at the state…
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