UN, EU, others decry electoral Gender-based violence against women

As the obnoxious dust raised during the last election has refused to settle, the United Nations and the European Union (EU), on Monday, condemned gender-based violence against women during elections.Ms Beatrice Eyong, the UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said violence against women in elections had been recognised as one of the key obstacles to advancing women’s participation in public life.“Violent acts committed towards women are gender-based and they tend to discourage women from being politically active.“It is often used to intimidate women from practising their political rights…

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