St Patrick's Missionary Society Archives - Page 21 of 36 - HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONFLICTS RESOLUTION CENTRE ABAKALIKI

August 10, 2022October 25, 2022

Campaign In Opposition to Violence Against Women and Girls

The YOUTHHUBAFRICA in collaboration with UNWOMEN organized and funded a Campaign In Opposition to Violence Against Women and Girls(VAWG) and all forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and HPs which was facilitated by HRCRC‘s George Etamesor in support of the fight against all forms of violence.

The campaign was organized in form of a football tournament to bring youths and like-minds together in other to enlighten them on the dangers of violence against women and girls.

The facilitator explained in plain language and to the barest understanding of all whilst pointing out things that seemed normal to everyone but are also a form of violence being perpetuated by youths.

The campaign also gave room for question-and-answer segments where everyone was allowed to air their views and in turn get answers to all pending questions.

Topics that were treated include; Rape, Stalking, Consent, Deceit, and all other forms of violence.

The campaign came to an end with a final football tournament where the winning teams had access to their prizes after the last segment of the campaign.

We’re grateful to #youthhubafrica and #unwomen for the initiative and support.

August 9, 2022November 9, 2022

OGP Revived in Ebonyi State; HRCRC Member Steering Committee

HRCRC As a Member of the Newly Constituted and Inaugurated Steering Committee

In continuation of efforts at reviving the Open Government Partnership OGP in Ebonyi State, USAID State2State sponsored a 4-day onboarding of the newly constituted and inaugurated 22-member Steering Committee. HRCRC as a member of the Steering Committee participated.

July 30, 2022November 9, 2022

Ebonyi NSCDC Threatens To Shoot And Rape Unarmed Protesters For Demanding Justice For A 12-year-old Rape Victim.

Watch the full video on HRCRC Facebook page

https://fb.watch/gHg22msryi/

And after joining other organizations in a roadwork around Abakaliki Metropolis to raise awareness against Human Trafficking, HRCRC joined the GBV Taskforce and collaborating organizations to stage a peaceful protest at the Ebonyi State Command Headquarters of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC to press home the following demands:

An alleged Defilement of a 12year old girl by one popular Lawyer in the state cannot and should not be swept under the carpet like it seems the NSCDC is doing.

For almost a month since the report and arrest of the alleged perpetrator, he is yet to be arraigned.

His whereabouts are unknown

There are indications that the NSCDC is either leading or participating in an attempt to settle the matter with exchange of monies without consideration for the survivor.

All attempts to get the attention of the NSCDC command to act in accordance with the law have failed.

having lost faith in the ability of the NSCDC to diligently and without bias prosecute the case in point, we peacefully demand that the matter be transferred to the Nigeria Police.

The protest was peaceful as the unarmed protesters conducted themselves in a lawful manner.

However, it was shocking to note an officer of the NSCDC cocked his gun and pointed the nozzle directly at the innocent protesters to scare them away..

The worst scenario occurred when one of the officers of NSCDC was alleged to have said that the female protesters will be raped just as the girl they were protesting for, was raped “

In all, the entire experience shows that there is a serious need for GBV prevention awareness training for officers of the Ebonyi State NSCDC office as some of the offices show grave ignorance of human rights and gender-sensitive awareness.

Also at the present, it would be of importance to request the Office of Ebonyi State NSCDC to transfer all cases of GBV to the police and concentrate on their core mandate which is the protection of public properties and infrastructure.

We thank the National Human Rights Commission for monitoring and noting the infringements.

#NSCDC

June 17, 2022November 9, 2022

Meetings And Trainings on the New Standard of Operations for HRCRC

In the spirit of taking developmental stands, all staff of HRCRC gathered in the Thereza Ozor Nweke Conference Room of the office complex for a series of meetings and training on the New Standard of Operations for HRCRC.

The meeting saw the introduction of the new internet-based processes for the registration and processing of cases, allowing for remote access to the database, audio recording of complaints and responses, and general digitalization and computerization of our operations.

Also Fr. Emma Edet, our resident psychologist/therapist made an input on ‘Stress in the Workplace; while a few staff members were celebrated in our HRCRC style.

April 13, 2022October 19, 2022

IF A WOMAN BUYS A PROPERTY IN THE NAME OF HER HUSBAND, IT DOES NOT BELONG TO HIM.

Important to note in repressive cultures like ours here…

Where a woman buys a property in the name of her husband, it does not belong to him. Rather, the husband is holding the property in trust (as a guardian, to help her keep the property) for his wife. However, where a husband buys a property in the name of his wife, the property belongs to the wife, and it is seen as a gift from him to her.

This was what the Court said in JOLUGBO & ANOR v. AINA & ANOR (2016) LPELR – 40352 (CA) (Pp 27 – 29 Paras A – D) where Hon. Justice Amina Adamu Augue JCA (as she then was) said that: “The law also makes a distinction between the husband and the wife – when a wife buys a property, and conveys it in the name of her husband, there is no presumption of advancement in favour of her husband; he holds in trust for his wife.

However, if the husband purchases a property in his wife’s name, this is prima facie a gift to her – see Silver v. Silver (1958) 1 All E. R.523.” Thus, if a man does not desire to gift his wife a property, it should be bought in his name or in the joint names of himself and his wife. Please share widely among family, friends, colleagues and associates.

Thank you.