“Until we collectively shift focus from blaming and judging survivors towards fixing what is broken, women and girls will continue to die at alarming rates.” Nigeria EndRape JusticeForUwa JusticeForTina BlackOutTuesday
While reacting to the recent rape and killing of 23-year-old Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100 Level Microbiology student of the University of Benin in a Church in Benin City, Edo State, Founder of the Network, Mrs. Toyin Omozuwa, said the dastardly act as a reminder of the menace women and girls face in Nigeria daily.
She added that the act when committed results in other damaging physical and emotional effects, including depression, suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder, reproductive health issues, exposure to sexually transmitted infections, HIV and death. “No woman or girl should suffer any kind of violence. We owe it to the women and girls of this country to ensure that they are protected and when their rights and dignity are violated, they should get instant and unhindered justice.
“Until we collectively shift focus from blaming and judging survivors towards fixing what is broken, women and girls will continue to die at alarming rates,” she stated.
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