UN Women, Kingibe, advocate grassroots actions to end SGBV on PWDs, others

In commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism on Sexual Violence against Women, the United Nations, UN Women, the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe and the Minister of Women Affairs, among other stakeholders, have called for increased grassroots actions to end Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) against Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

Daily times reports that this call comes as a result of the alarming rise of SGBV incidents, particularly targeting women with disabilities.