By Ebunoluwa Sessou,
People With Disabilities, PWDs, both women and girls are at the risk of discrimination, extensive rights violations, neglect, and stigmatization, and they suffer physical, sexual and economic abuse compared to women and girls without disabilities.
This risk is further exacerbated by a lack of information and limited capacity of women living with disabilities to assert their sexual and reproductive rights and report rights. Infringements/violations and demand a more inclusive justice system that caters to their unique needs.
This was the essence of the three days training on Access to Justice for Women and Girls with Disabilities Survivors against Sexual and Gender Based Violence, SGBV, in Lagos State.
The project is being implemented by the African Women’s Development Fund, AWDF, in partnership with Women’s Rights and Health Project, WRAHP, with the theme, “Amplifying the Voices of Persons with Disabilities, PWDs, Survivors against SGBV in Ebonyi and Lagos States was part of the efforts of the Women’s Right and Health Project, WRAHP, to ensure that persons with disabilities, especially women and girls, advocate their rights to be free from violence, right violations and demand a more inclusive justice system that caters for their unique needs.
Categories of PWDs were persons with albinism, blind, persons with physical disability, Deaf, Persons with little stature among others.
Executive Director, WRAHP, Bose Ironsi in a chat with WO, explained that the organization will build the capacity of 40 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) across Lagos State to effectively report issues of SGBV in their communities.
