Rape/ Gender Violence: Group Takes Campaign To Lagos

Gift A Child Initiative in collaboration with Teens World will on Friday in Lagos embark on a campaign , against rape and gender violence.

This was announced in a statement signed by the founder/CEO of the Initiative, Deborah Ajayi Eseni.

The statement read in full: “A powerful and coordinated effort for change, the campaign was formed in response to the prevalence of systematic rape in conflict.

“Campaign members are concerned with the continuing lack of support for survivors of gender violence and the culture of impunity throughout justice mechanism of perpetrators of rape in conflict.

“How many of us need to be raped before the world says no?

“We are launching the campaign to finally bring an end to this senseless violence that impacts generation of people around the globe. Together we can make it happen.

“The campaign with the demand urgent and bold political leadership to prevent rape in conflict to protect civilians and rape survivors and call for justice for all including effective prosecution of those responsible.

“In conflict on all continents, rape is used as a weapon against members of both genders and battles increasingly move into communities.

“This type of violence has been employed by rebel and insurgent groups, armed gangs as well as government troops with various motives, ranging from tactical to personal.

“Rape causes psychological and medical trauma, with reverberations continuity for decades for the survivors, their family and the entire nation when systemic violence has been waged.”