FG Set To Establish Special Courts For Sexual, Gender-Based Crimes

The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, on Thursday, says government will soon establish a special court that will try Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases, aimed at ending the menace.

Tallen said this while addressing a news conference in Abuja to commemorate the 2021 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, with the theme: “Orange the World, End Violence Against Women Now.”

The Day marks the start of 16 Days of Activism on violence against women and girls, an international campaign
that takes place each year from Nov. 25 to Dec. 10 to raise awareness of the menace.

The minister, who regretted the slow approach to justice against perpetrators of violence against women, said that such a violation was a human rights violation.

She added that “justice delayed is justice denied, our courts should wake up to the realities of prosecuting perpetrators of violence against women and girls.

“We will not rest until perpetrators are brought to book.

“We emphasise the need for a coordinated approach by stakeholders to end GBV against women,” she said.

The minister also explained that because it was the ministry’s determination to amplify the voice of women and girls that it scaled up the domestication of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act to 33 states of the federation.

She called for synergy and emphasised the need to report all manners of violence against women for prompt action.

She identified child marriage as a form of violence against women, saying that the girl-child needed to be educated so that she would know how to take care of herself, her family and people around her.

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