By Ousman A. Marong & Anibe Idajili The sun in Kontagora, a town in Nigeria’s Niger State, usually a strong presence, felt like a premonition of an impending violation one afternoon in March, 2025. Amina was just a four-year-old girl with innocent bright eyes until everything changed, tragically. The man […]
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Press Statement on the International Day of the Girl Child
Remove Barriers. Empower Girls. The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice joins the world in marking the International Day of the Girl Child under the theme, ‘Girls’ vision for the future’. October 11 was designated as the day of the girl child in 2011 by a UN General […]
