CEPEJ WOMEN DAY

WOMEN DAY: CEPEJ CONDEMNS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

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The National Coordinator of Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), Comrade Sheriff Mulade says one out of three women worldwide experiences violence from an intimate partner.

Comrade Mulade stated this on Friday in a press statement to mark this year’s International Women’s Day

He said: “every two second a girl under the age of eighteen gets married, in every six minutes, girls are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation and other gender based violence.

The International Women’s Day 2019 campaign theme is “Balance for Batter” a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world.

He said now is a great and important time in history to do everything possible in order to achieve a more gender-balanced society.

The NGO Coordinator said although women have come a long way, there’s still more to be achieved from grassroots activism to worldwide action.

The Coordinator  also celebrated brave women everywhere, especially those who support, advocate and work towards gender equality and fair treatment of women and girls.

He congratulated women in Nigeria and around the world for this year’s International Women’s Day, adding that the capacity of a woman is virtually limitless.

He expressed the hope that Nigeria would have the right statistics and engage the competencies of women in nation building.