Parly caucus warns of rising digital violence

The caucus warned that phones and social media are now a fast-becoming new crime scene for women and children. The caucus was held under the theme, "United to end digital violence against all women and children".

Lawmakers and rights advocates have warned that gender-based violence is rapidly migrating from the street and home to smartphones, classrooms and social media platforms, leaving women and children exposed to new forms of exploitation. Speakers told Parliament that while the country has made strides in criminalising abuse offline, harmful behaviour such as cyberbullying, non-consensual sharing of intimate images, online grooming and sextortion are growing faster than public awareness and law-enforcement capacity to deal with such ills.