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Janet Sallah-Njie, member of the ACHPR, says unsafe abortion is among the leading cause of deaths for women in many parts of the continent.

South Sudan’s Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare on Tuesday launched the Maputo Protocol, also known as the African Convention on Human and People’s Rights on the rights of women. This landmark event follows the signing of the protocol into law by President Salva Kiir.

Despite being subscribing to membership of such organisations, it is obvious that back home, her leaders ‘enjoy’ protracted unwillingness to imbibe nation-building attitudes preached by the international organisations aimed at ensuring that citizens of member nations gain adequate security and economic prosperity.

For me, the ‘spirit’ behind these declarations like Maputo Protocol, Child Right Act and Rights of the Child by the UN General Assembly, among others is clear. Vulnurable Nigerians particularly children are not only innocent, but the most treasured possessions on earth that are loved by one and all, and as grown-ups, we have the job to protect and nurture these kids to be strong and independent. The laws could be of great assistance.

The 119-page report, “Trapped: How Male Guardianship Policies Restrict Women’s Travel and Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa,” says that although women’s rights activists have succeeded in securing women’s increased freedom in many countries in the region, old and new restrictions require women to seek permission from their male guardian – typically their father, brother, or husband – to move within their country, obtain a passport, or travel abroad. Human Rights Watch also found that in a number of countries, women cannot travel abroad with their children on an equal b...