The Criminal Code Act Cap. C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (SB.02) was sponsored by Distinguished Senator Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central Senatorial District) on September 24, 2019. The Women Commission said it is also working with the National Assembly and Ministry of Labour and Employment for Nigeria to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention (C) 190 seeking to end violence and harassment in the workplace. “On breaking culture of silence, immediately a sexual assault occurs, the first thing to do is to go to a medical facility to receive medical attention, and when we are able to collect evidence and samples for DNA, we start solving cases using forensic, to avoid cases of he said.”She talked about the impact of domestic violence on the survivors, how to recognise signs domestic violence, how to reduce child abuse, how to handle sexual abuse and what the law says in handling issues of such among others. As part of the programme, the group staged a peaceful protest to the Lagos State House of Assembly chanting solidarity songs and displaying placards with inscriptions “Women are not sex toys,” “Any gender can be a victim of rape,” “Say no to rape,” “Start raising responsible children,” “No to rape is a collective responsibility,” and “Future mothers deserve protection” among others.

Source: The Guardian August 27, 2020 04:30 UTC