NHRC decries increasing cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence ,tasks stakeholders on public education,awareness

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried the increasing cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria, saying that between 2020 and March 2021 alone the Commission received over 139, 780 complaints on SBGV.   The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu Esq. stated this as Nigeria joined the rest of the international community to commemorate the 2021 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVW).   The theme of this year’s celebration, “Orange the World: End Violence Against Women Now!” is very apt as…