Violence against Women and girls is a widespread and devastating human rights, Violation that takes place across the globe.
Violence against women and girls is violence against the whole humankind,
Violence against women in Nigeria happens in private and public places, and in physical. It goes beyond beatings. It includes forced marriage, dowry-related violence, marital rape, sexual harassment, intimidation at work and in educational institutions, forced pregnancy, forced abortion, forced sterilization, trafficking and forced prostitution.
Such practices cause trauma, injuries and death. Female genital cutting, for example, is a common cultural practice in our country. Yet it can cause “bleeding and infection, urinary incontinence, difficulties with childbirth and even death,” Many girls have undergone the procedure and many are at risk each year, despite international agreements banning the practice.
So Violence is often driven by a deep-seated belief that a woman is not equal to a Man. We call to break the silence and mobilize against discrimination and violence in our workplaces and societies.
What we can do.
The biggest challenge is changing the social attitudes and beliefs that confine women to an inferior status.
1. “We have to get more women to know their legal rights. We have to teach our people why it is important to protect women and how it benefits the entire community when women are afforded better protection,”
2. Create laws and enforce existing laws that protect women from discrimination and violence, including rape, beatings, verbal abuse, mutilation, torture, killings and trafficking.
3. Educate community members on their responsibilities under international and national human rights laws.
4. Promote the peaceful resolution of disputes by including the perspectives of women and girls.
5.Strengthen women’s ability to earn money and support their households by providing skills training for women.
6. Sensitize the public to the disadvantages of early and forced child marriages.
7. Highlight the value of girls’ education and of women’s participation in economic development.
8. Encourage women to participate in the political process and educate the public about the value of women’s votes.
9. Raise public awareness of the poor conditions some women face, particularly in rural areas.
10. And lastly ending violence against women and girls requires a firm commitment not only at institutional level. It requires a broad involvement of international organisations, of NGOs, of the civil society at large. AND MOST OF ALL MEN!
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