Rights of girl child violated in Nigeria – Legal Councillor …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the International Day of the Girl, Penninah Ugonyork, Legal Councillor and Case Manager of the Axis of Hope Initiative has described Nigeria as a place where the Child Rights Act, which includes the rights of the girl child, is vehemently violated.
Addressing the press on Friday to mark the International Day of the Girl, Penninah Ugonyork, Legal Councillor and Case Manager, said the Nigerian society fails to recognize that sexual abuse, amongst others, is not the only violation of the rights of the girl child under the Child’s Right Act….
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