Tag: Sexual violence
NGO tackles sexual violence in FCT school
They appealed for support and a conducive environment to thrive.
Lagos DSVA sounds alarm: 6,456 cases of violence reported less than a year
The most common form of violence reported among adults was domestic violence, comprising 73% of the cases, followed by rape…
Domestic, sexual violence antithetical to sanctity of life – Obasa
The Speaker of Lagos House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa has said that issues of domestic and sexual violence…
CSOs seek religious, traditional support for sexual violence survivors
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged traditional and religious bodies to create support systems for survivors of Sexual and…
Sanwo-Olu leads walk against domestic, sexual violence
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to wield "the big stick" on perpetrators of rape, domestic violence and…
Sexual Violence: Raise alarm when harassed, NGO tells students
In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, a Non-Governmental Organization, (NGO), Network to…
South Sudan: UN investigates systematic sexual violence
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in South Sudan has ended its first fact-finding mission on…
UN tasks Nigeria on stigmatisation of ‘Boko Haram wives, children’
The UN has urged the Nigerian authorities to give more attention to protecting the girls and children, who were victims…
Early pregnancy: NGO sensitizes teenagers
Stand To End Rape (STER), an NGO, on Sunday sensitised over 50 teenage boys and girls at Bogije Community in…
Lagos Takes Fight Against Domestic, Sexual Violence To Grassroots
To raise awareness and sensitize residents on the dangers of domestic and gender-based violence, child abuse, rape, the Lagos State…
Sexual Violence Victims Must Get Justice -UN
Iraq must ensure that women and girls subjected to sexual violence at the hands of Islamic State militants have access…
NGO To Educate 640 Girls On Sexual Violence
The Sexual Offences Awareness and Victims Rehabilitation Initiative (SOAR), an NGO, says plans are underway to educate 640 girls in…
Hundreds walk against domestic, sexual violence in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Hundreds of journalists and gender-based activists on Monday staged a walk against domestic and sexual violence in Lagos,…
Ambode leads ‘All Male Walk’ in Lagos against sexual violence
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday led the first ever ‘All Male Walk’ against sexual and gender based violence…
Hundreds walk against domestic, sexual violence in Lagos
Hundreds of journalists and gender-based activists on Monday staged a walk against domestic and sexual violence in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.…
Lagos restates commitment to tackling sexual, domestic violence
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring total eradication of sexual and gender based violence in the…
Speak out against sexual, domestic violence – Ambode
…Says His Govt Will Stand Up For The Vulnerable In The Society Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday…
113 Rapists Charged To Court In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it is currently prosecuting suspected 113 rapists at the High Court in the…
Ending Violence Against Women
Seven years after the Lagos State House of Assembly passed the Protection Against Domestic Violence Law in 2007, too many…
UN envoy on sexual violence to visit S.Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura, will make her first visit to South Sudan…
Tackling Gender-Based Violence
By Bilikis Bakare According to the United Nations, gender-based violence, interchangeably used with Violence Against Women or at times domestic…