Legislators call for more GBV sensitisation

Dow had requested the government to establish, as a matter of urgency, peace desks and assign officers at Magistrate Courts and police stations to facilitate and enable the use of Section 335 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act as a quick, effective, and efficient procedure for the protection of victims of GBV.

Even though legislators rejected the motion stating that there are already similar existing tools in place, they shared the same sentiments with Dow that almost every week there are reports of women being attacked by their significant others. They said while men are attacked as well, women seem to be more on the receiving end hence more sensitisation is needed to tackle GBV.