Minister tasks judges on speedy determination of sexual, gender-based violence cases

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The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, said out of 3,754 pending cases of SGBV, only 33 convictions were recorded as of 16 January.

The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, on Tuesday, appealed to judges presiding over sexual and gender-based violence cases to quicken proceedings in such suits.

“This is unacceptable and efforts must be made to strengthen coordination of multi-sectoral response to address this trend,” Ms Tallen said on Tuesday in Abuja at a capacity building programme for designated judges handling SGBV proceedings.Federal Ministry of JusticeReferencing statistics from the National Situation Room and a Dashboard set up by the women affairs ministry, the minister said “not much has been happening in the area of prosecution.

Ms Tallen also enumerated “secondary victimisation” and “culture of impunity” as some of the problems confronting survivors.The minister said following the declaration of a state of emergency by state governors on SGBV, 35 States and the FCT Abuja have domesticated the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act.

 

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