by WARDC | Jul 31, 2020 | Blog, Violence Against Women, Women's Rights
The speaker of Bauchi house of Assembly while addressing the other speakers from the other northern states said that “as law makers, we ought to make policies in accordance to the law to ensure that we pass laws that support the truth of our people”. He...
by WARDC | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog
The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) says it has commenced the implementation of the Spotlight Initiative Project in Lagos State to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls. The EU-UN initiative was necessitated by the rising...
by WARDC | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog, Violence Against Women
Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, the Executive Director, Women Advocates Research & Documentation Centre, WARDC, speaks on the rise in rape cases. Rape has of late been on the rise. Do we have adequate deterrent for potential rapists? As we all know, rape is an...
by WARDC | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog, Violence Against Women
If dressing is reason for rape, children shouldn’t be victims — Executive Director, women advocacy centre, Akiyode-Afolabi Published July 21, 2020 Executive Director, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, in this interview with...
by WARDC | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog, Violence Against Women
Gender-Based Violence Abiola Akiode-Afolabi, who is the executive director of WARDC, said although there was high prevalence of gender-based violence before the COVID-19, the pandemic and its attendant lockdown aggravated it. “Tension has built up, there is a lot...
