Today, November 25th, marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism campaign, a global initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls. The United Nations General Assembly designated November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence…
AWLA President: Mandy Demechi-Asagba Media Chat on 01/11/2024 With HI- IMPACT TV/ Radio TACKLING SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA 1. Current state of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Nigeria and most affected demographics: – 30% of women…
Protocols: Our Beautiful and Adorable Girls, Gentle Boys, Distinguished Awlans, Fellow Advocates, Gentle Women and Men of the Press, Ladies and Gentlemen Today, we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child under the theme: “Girls’ Vision for the Future….
It is quite disheartening and worrisome to see a Nation destroying its future, the future it has a primary responsibility to protect. To magine that a child can be exposed to such magnitude of public ridicule and shame is a…
Introduction Basically, human rights are universal rights which belong equally to all people as human beings. Under all national, regional and international laws, there is equality and protection of humanity. However, women and children rights are mostly marginalized and easily…
The demand for an end to the series of killings recorded in Port Harcourt, Rivers State was further pushed by members of the International Federation of Women Lawyers and the African Women Lawyers Association local branches on Wednesday. The protest,…
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice and Office of the Public Defender, OPD, in conjunction with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, held a 3-day intensive training workshop on Child Justice Administration in Lagos State which premised on…
There is hope for the Nigerian child, was the submission of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and his wife Bolanle, when they both spoke at the celebration of the 2017 International Day of the African Child, organized by the…
