#genderImbalance#GenderInequality Archives

Oct

11

2023

Constitution amendment: Reps to revisit rejected women bills-Deputy Speaker, Kalu

NATIONAL NEWS#Education, #GenderBill, #genderImbalance#GenderInequality

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has given a ray of hope on the 5 rejected gender bills, assuring that the 10th House would revisit them including those not accorded presidential assent. Kalu gave the assurance on Tuesday when the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC),the NCAA, GECORN, Womanifesto and other Gender Bills Response Cluster members (GBRC) paid him a courtesy call in his office at the National Assembly, Abuja. The Deputy Speaker who highlighted the appropriate sections in the constitution where amendment were sought for by the women said it was necessary…

May

24

2023

By Famous Reporters

SPEAK OUT, OSUN NSCDC ADMONISHES VICTIMS OF GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE

NATIONAL NEWS#GenderEquality, #genderImbalance#GenderInequality, #rape #justice #GenderBasedViolence, NSCDC

SPEAK OUT, OSUN NSCDC ADMONISHES VICTIMS OF GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE • As NSCDC Special Female Squad celebrates one-year anniversary In a bid to fight both external and internal forces that threaten the peaceful atmosphere in schools across the country, schoolchildren, especially females in Osun state have been charged to always speak out when they are being abused. National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report that the charge to break the silence was made by various speakers during the first year celebration of NSCDC Special Female Squad in Osun state. The Zonal Commander in charge of Zone…

Apr

18

2022

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By Famous Reporters

Miscarriages Not Abortions: Lady Who Called Off Own Wedding Over Domestic Violence Releases More Evidence

CRIME#Domestic violence, #GenderAbuse, #genderImbalance#GenderInequality, #miscarriage, abortion

Miscarriages Not Abortions: Lady Who Called Off Own Wedding Over Domestic Violence Releases More Evidence The lady who called off her wedding slated for Saturday, April 16 says contrary to claims of abortion by her husband, she had miscarriages consequent on the latter's brutality. She said the death of the famous gospel Singer, Minister Osinachi Nwachukwu gave her a second chance to live again to tell her story to the world, as she did not hesitate to call off her wedding with her would have been abusive husband, David Okike. It would be recalled that Mr. Okike had alleged…

Feb

07

2021

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By Famous Reporters

Incessant killing: South African women turn to guns to fight rape, murder scourge

NEWS, World, WORLD NEWS#EndExtraJudicialkilling, #genderImbalance#GenderInequality, #rape #justice #GenderBasedViolence, Coronavirus Disease, World

South African women gather at the lower end of a shooting range as they take part in a training organised by the women empowerment group Girls on Fire, in Midrand, on February 07, 2021. – Gun Owners of South Africa’s (GOSA) Girls on Fire campaign was created in 2015 to coincide with the 16 days of Activism from the United Nations.<br />For the dozens of women part of this campaign learning how to master a firearm is a way of protecting themselves in a country where a woman is murdered every three hours. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) …

Dec

10

2020

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By Famous Reporters

Ebonyi NHRC Call For End Of Gender Inequality and Power Imbalance

NEWS#genderImbalance#GenderInequality, #rape #justice #GenderBasedViolence

By Our Correspondent In commemoration of the International Human Rights Day, the National Human Rights Commission, Ebonyi State Chapter Thursday called on all citizens to join hands to put an end to all forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV. The Commission in collaboration with other Non-Governmental Organization(NGO)/Community and Social Organizations (CSOs) made this call in a seminar organized at Pinnacle Hotels, Abakaliki, to mark the world's human rights day and the end of the 16 days of activism of campaign against violation of human rights. Speaking according to the year's theme: 'Recover better - Stand Up for Human Rights', …