Women in Nigeria

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This paper describes the position that the women of Nigeria are relegated to, which leaves them persistently vulnerable and even deprived of their rights as human beings. The paper also takes a look at some of the Nigerian government's responses to how women are treated and what some international and local non-government organizations are suggesting as ways to stem the violence inflicted upon the women of Nigeria.

Introduction
Government Policy Responses to the Problem
Alternatives Advocated by International or Local Non-governmental
Organizations
My Assessment of the Level of Success it has Achieved or Will Likely
Achieve

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"Nigeria has become the starting place, passage and destination country for both internal and external trafficking. The provisions of the Criminal and Penal Codes did not grant sufficiently for the offense of trafficking in women and children until recently in 2003, when a new complete law was passed by the Nigerian National assembly and agreed to by the President. As per the constitution of Nigeria, Section 34 bans slavery and torment while Sections 223-225 of the Criminal Code deals with sanctions against those who deal in prostitution, help in the transportation of human being within or outside Nigeria with the intention of commercial sexual misuse and to make earnings out of it. The Penal Code also endorsed this act in Section 278-280, and it confers detention for anyone who buys and sells minors for dishonest reasons. Thus the central government has conceded a national legislation banning trafficking in Nigeria, for which law is more detailed than the earlier provisions of the Criminal and Penal Codes. But the new legislation does not give enough importance for the security of the sufferers and eyewitnesses to trafficking. Nigeria has also endorsed the Protocol to stop, curb and penalize trafficking in persons particularly women and girls but are yet to sanction it."

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