There Is A Need For Special Courts For GBV Cases In Botswana – Legislator Boko
Mahalapye East legislator Mr Yandani Boko has called for the establishment of special courts to deal with cases related to Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Contributing to the ongoing debate on the approval of the mid-term review of the NDP11, Mr Boko said those who were experiencing gender violence were deprived of a dignified life. He said […]
Violence Against Minors Still Worries Gender Stakeholders
THE community has to use official forums to bring changes on cases of violence against minors. According to a survey which was made by this newspaper in different areas of Ilemela district, Mwanza region recently, it was revealed that there are still many cases of violence reported at various centres. Gender desks and one-stop centres […]
UN Calls For End To Practices Threatening Women, Girls Worldwide
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for urgent action to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage and other harmful practices carried out against millions of women and girls around the world each year. UNFPA made that call as it presented its State of the World Population report from UN headquarters in Geneva Monday. […]
De Lille Signs Off Shelters For GBV Victims
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, says the government has signed off 12 properties in Gauteng and the Western Cape to be used as shelters for victims of gender-based violence. The Minister said this when she participated in a debate on gender-based violence in the National Assembly’s hybrid sitting on Tuesday afternoon. “As […]
U.N. Warns COVID-19 Could Wipe Out Gains In Equality For Women At Work
The coronavirus pandemic could wipe out “the modest progress” made on gender equality at work in recent decades with women globally at greater risk of losing their jobs, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned on Tuesday. The U.N. agency said the fall in global working hours was “significantly worse than previously estimated” in the first […]
LOUD WHISPERS: Moremi Clinic
In April 2019, I was invited to a seminar at the Ekiti State Ministry of Justice by the State Attorney-General, Hon Wale Fapounda. The seminar was about how to focus efforts on the needs of survivors of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). Wale, my husband, and I go back a long way with regards […]
GBV Cases Decline In First Quarter Of 2020
Zambia has recorded a decline in the number of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases. According to the latest statistics from the Victim Support Unit (VSU) of the Zambia Police Service, 5,040 GBV cases were recorded in the first quarter of 2020 countrywide, compared to 5584 cases recorded during the same period in 2019. The figures represented […]
Gender Based Violence, School Pregnancy Cases On The Rise In Tanzania
THE number of gender-based violence (GBV) and schoolgirl pregnancy cases in Tarime District, Mara Region, is reportedly alarming. A police officer from the Gender and Children’s Desk from Tarime Rorya Regional Police Zone said this at a meeting held recently to assess the situation of GBV in Tarime. Pregnant and rape cases among schoolgirls are […]
We Must Dismantle Barriers To True Gender Equality – First Lady Jeannette Kagame
First Lady Jeannette Kagame has said that while there is no one-size-fits-all solution for the challenges women face, there is an urgent need to break the barriers and other limitations they face in society. This, she said, can help place women’s leadership at the heart of the transformative global agenda. Mrs Kagame, who was speaking […]
GBV Cases On the Increase In Tanzania
AT least 14,419 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) experienced by children were reported to the Police Gender Desk in 2018 which is an increase of 1,034 cases from 13,457 cases reported in 2017. Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Ms Ummy Mwalimu, made the disclosure here yesterday, pointing out that the increase […]
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