{"id":48511,"date":"2023-11-30T15:14:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T15:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/interior-minister-angelina-teny-calls-for-legislations-to-protect-women"},"modified":"2023-11-30T15:32:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T15:32:59","slug":"interior-minister-angelina-teny-calls-for-legislations-to-protect-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/interior-minister-angelina-teny-calls-for-legislations-to-protect-women","title":{"rendered":"Interior minister Angelina Teny calls for legislations to protect women"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan\u2019s interior minister, Angelina Teny, has called for a strategic plan to allocate government funds for the elimination of violence against women.<\/p>\n

Teny made her remarks during the launch of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign in Juba on Thursday.<\/p>\n

She said that gender-based violence hinders society\u2019s efforts to unlock the full potential of women and girls.<\/p>\n

\u201cViolence against women is a societal issue requiring the involvement of all stakeholders,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The 16 Days of Activism is an annual international campaign to defy violence against all women and girls.<\/p>\n

The global campaign runs from November 25 to December 10.<\/p>\n

Teny, who spoke on behalf of the minister of gender, child and social welfare, acknowledged the important role that customary courts play in resolving family cases in communities within the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a need to strengthen laws that protect our women and girls from violence,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Violence against women and girls in South Sudan remains an endemic problem that inhibits the full participation of women in decision-making at the community, economy, and society levels.<\/p>\n

Joseph Loro, acting undersecretary in the gender, child and social welfare ministry, said that a lot has been done about policies and awareness-raising on gender-based violence in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cA multi-sectoral approach is needed to tackle gender-based violence challenges,\u201d he said, while calling for the expeditious enactment of anti-gender-based violence and family laws.<\/p>\n

Ademola Olajide, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Director, stated that violence disproportionately affects women living in low- and lower-middle-income countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot make sustainable economic progress if we cannot ably address gender-based violence in societies. There is thus a need to change norms that underestimate our women and girls,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) called upon the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA) to use the 16 Days of Activism as an opportunity to expedite the enactment of the anti-Gender Based Violence (GBV) Bill, Family Bill, and Women Enterprise Development Fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are therefore calling upon the media, all stakeholders, and the general public to participate in the campaign and invest to support the advancement of women\u2019s rights,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s campaign theme, \u201cUnite! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls,\u201d calls for global action to focus on financing different prevention strategies to stop violence from occurring.<\/p>\n

According to a study conducted by SSLS and Legal Action Worldwide (LAW), up to 90% of gender-based violence cases are heard in customary courts presided over by older male judges with deeply ingrained patriarchal views, which generally condone domestic violence.<\/p>\n

The study also found that South Sudan has the second-highest prevalence rate of GBV in the region.<\/p>\n

A substantial proportion of its women (aged 15-64) experience gender-based violence either in the form of physical (34.0%) or sexual (13.5%) violence in their lifetime.<\/p>\n

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