GBV: Solution remains a challenge
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Nowhere to hide: GBV spiked during lockdowns
These human rights violations have short up and long-term physical, sexual, and mental consequences for women and girls that can be devastating including death. The violations also have the possibility of negatively affecting women’s general well being and prevents them from fully participating in society.
Conditions that were created by the COVID-19 pandemic including lockdowns led to an alarming spike in domestic violence as women did not have anywhere to escape from their abusers. Some family members demonstrated behaviours that their close family members were not aware of.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...