Nigeria: AI statement for the public hearing on the hearing on the domestic violence and related matters bill

In this statement Amnesty International welcomes the discussion of a “Domestic Violence and Other Related Matters Bill” by the Lagos House of Assembly. Amnesty International is calling for the authorities to: monitor all forms of violence against women and girls in the home; ban all forms of violence against women and girls in law and repeal laws that allow such violence to persist; end discrimination against women in the criminal justice system, in laws, policies and practices; and, take positive measures to challenge discriminatory social norms that affect women and girls.

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