Kibaha seeks to curb gender violence

Kibaha seeks to curb gender violence
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COMMUNITIES in Kibaha District, Coast Region, have been urged to participate in bringing people involved in gender violence to book in a bid to minimise the problem that is on the increase in the area. The Kibaha District Administrative Secretary (DAS), Ms ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

BDlive

01 Dec

Laws to curb gender based violence 'poorly implemented', minister told

BDlive
Laws to curb gender based violence 'poorly implemented', minister told
BDlive
WHILE SA has come up with impressive laws and policies to deal with gender based violence, poor implementation has meant that these laws have had far too little effect, say pressure groups. In a memorandum sent to Women Minister Susan Shabangu, the ...
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10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Nov

INSIGHT: Gender equity needed to mitigate gender violence

>From November 25 to December 10 every year, gender and human rights activists across the world participate in 16 days of activism against gender-based violence directed especially towards women and girls.

 

10 years ago

BBC

SA army raids to curb violence

South African soldiers and police conduct a series of raids in an effort to curb attacks on foreign nationals and the looting of shops.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Feb

Stopping gender violence

Rahima* is a girl who has had a harrowing experience of being raped. Some two years ago, Rahima was raped at her parents’ house by a neighbour.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

20 Feb

Gender violence must be halted

Daily News
Gender violence must be halted
Daily News
A RESEARCH carried out by the Tanzania Media Women Association (Tamwa) has shown that gender violence is perpetrated notoriously in most Zanzibar Districts. The human rights abuses include rape, underage pregnancies and wife bashing. Incredibly ...
Nghidinwa Admits Govt Failed On ViolenceAllAfrica.com

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11 years ago

BBC

Nigeria seeks $1bn to curb militants

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan wants the government to borrow $1bn (£580m) to strengthen the military's capability to fight militant Islamists.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

06 Jun

Gender violence remains worrisome

Daily News
Gender violence remains worrisome
Daily News
THE government has admitted that gender violence remains a big problem in the country with 6,000 cases reported in 2013 alone. The Deputy Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, Ms Pindi Chana, told the National Assembly that the ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

30 Jun

Poverty foments gender violence

Poverty foments gender violence
Daily News
POVERTY is believed to be fuelling Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Kilimanjaro Region, a situation that affects families and forces children to live in precarious conditions in the streets. The Kilimanjaro Police Force Head of Gender Desk, Assistant ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

25 Aug

Gender violence hits Isles

Gender violence hits Isles
Daily News
ACTIVISTS in Wete District, Pemba North, complain that the culture of mercy exhibited by offended families to perpetrators of Gender Based Violence (GBV) often results in ending the cases out of courts. Speaking during a workshop on social transformation ...

 

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