The Gender-Based Security Threat Assessment of the 2023 Election in Nigeria: Volume II

In February 2023, PWAN with support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) released ‘The Gender-Based Security Threat Assessment of the 2023 Election in Nigeria: Volume II with a focus on the gubernatorial elections.  Although the elections were characterized by various challenges and issues, the report is particularly focused on the threats and general problems women faced...Read More

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REPORT ON THE GENDER-BASED SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE 2023 ELECTION IN NIGERIA: VOLUME II

Based on the observation of the recently concluded February 25th Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria, PWAN with support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has released The Gender-Based Security Threat Assessment of the 2023 Election in Nigeria: Volume II which is a follow-up on the Gender-Based Pre-2023 Election Security Threat Assessment in Nigeria: Volume 1....Read More

POLICY BRIEF ON THE JUDICIARY: UPCOMING 2023 ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA PATHWAY TO CREDIBILITY

The role of the judiciary in deciding cases on electoral disputes is not one that is lightly made. It involves several factors and wisdom which leads to favourable and unfavourable outcomes. When a decision is made in a dispute there will always be a victorious party and an aggrieved party and therefore such decisions must be seen to be made equitably. It must be clear to those not involved in...Read More

FULL REPORT ON THE GENDER-BASED PRE-2023 ELECTION SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT IN NIGERIA

Last week, the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative (also known as Partners West Africa-Nigeria) released the abridged version of a report on the gender-based pre-2023 election security threat assessment in Nigeria. The full report is now provided which assesses security threats that women in Nigeria are likely to face before the 2023 general elections. The assessment was conducted across...Read More

GENDER-BASED PRE-2023 ELECTION SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT IN NIGERIA

Despite the fact that women have historically been underrepresented in Nigerian political processes, there has been a significant increase in women’s political participation over the years, but not in comparison to the number of male counterparts actively participating in Nigerian politics. Women have been lobbying, sensitising, and advocating for the passage of the Bill to amend the...Read More

Promoting Survivor-Centered Policing In Nigeria

While Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is prevalent in Nigeria, inadequate response mechanisms deny survivors the needed access to survivor-centred services and support. In late 2020, Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) published the report of a study we carried out on the impact of the lockdown across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on Women; one of the findings...Read More

SEXUAL HARRASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE

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PWAN’S POLITICAL MENTORSHIP AND BOOTCAMP PHOTOBOOK 3

Given the re-emergence of authoritarian regimes across Africa and several other countries around the world in the last decade, the concept of democracy has struggled to thrive in some of those countries. Nigeria has particularly suffered from the effects of poor leadership at all levels and the state of democracy in the country has remained constant in the last 10 years. The country has...Read More