16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ON WOMEN AND GIRLS

PWAN created awareness and promoted dialogues on SGBV through the 16 days of activism campaign.  We also provided information on victim(s) support centers & contribute to the overall goal of reducing SGBV in Nigeria. We stand against rape while advocating for stricter laws to be implemented in curbing the rise of SGBV.    LIST OF SEXUAL ASSAULT REFERRAL CENTERS: For further Legal...Read More

WOMEN AND PEACE-BUILDING IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA

Africa has continued to reflect negative indicators in terms of issues of women, peace and security considering the intractable violent conflict situations that have covered the continent’s landscape since the end of Cold War and return to democratic governance.  To be sure, women’s participation in the democratic processes has been as abysmal as to provide the temperament for their...Read More

REFORM KUJE NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2

Reforming Pretrial Detention in Kuje Prison Project (Reform Kuje) is funded by the US Embassy Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). The project is being implemented by Partners West Africa Nigeria, PartnersGlobal, the Network of University Legal Aid Institutions Nigeria, and New-Rule L.L.C.   Read More

POLICY BRIEF: A ROAD MAP FOR THE SUSTAINABLE REFORM AND RESTRUCTURE OF THE FEDERAL SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD TOWARDS ENSURING EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

The mere mention of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) at the federal level and Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state commands evokes odious emotions, sending palpable distress signals to an average Nigerian especially within the commercial cities of the country; this is traceable to either previous personal experience, that of an acquaintance or those revealed in the...Read More

POLICY BRIEF – APPOINTMENTS, RETIREMENTS AND PROMOTIONS IN THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE

The increasing lack of capacity by the Nigeria Police Force to promptly and adequately respond to the escalating security challenges in Nigeria has become evident by the general decline of law enforcement and crime control across the country. This has generated debate among scholars, policy analysts and practitioners, especially on the need to reform and reposition the police as a security...Read More