“The bill on gender equality should be passed into law. I am appealing to the National Assembly to look at that bill again and pass it into law. “We have been clamouring for this Gender Equality Bill to be passed into law but it always met brick wall, frustration and all of that. She said that FIDA was discussing with other state branches to lobby their state Assemblies to domesticate the Act. “The VAAP Act covers all areas of violence: domestic violence, sexual violence, rape and all forms of violence.

Source: The Guardian January 15, 2018 10:41 UTC