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Displaced women and girls in Nigeria face a hidden epidemic of sexual violence—amplified by neglect, poverty, and insecurity. Our SAAM 2025 report shares real stories, hard data, and urgent solutions from camps across Borno, Yobe, Adamawa & the FCT.
Know your rights: You have rights to your body and the right to change your mind and communicate your choice assertively: No means NO. Report acts of sexual violence or threats to law enforcement. Impunity is one of the reasons it continues to fester.
The CFRN promotes and protects the rights of every member of the society, including vulnerable members of the society such as victims and survivors of acts amounting to sexual violence. Chapter IV (sections 33 – 46) set out fundamental rights such as the right to life, right to freedom from discrimination, right to the dignity of the human person and other related rights.
Realising that a child has been sexually abused by a family member or anyone else can take a toll on you as a parent, guardian, or caregiver. The emotions you feel are normal and they will range from shock, anger, anxiety, fear, sadness, and shame. Find a way to manage your feelings – this is important because you need to focus on making right decisions and creating a safe environment for the child.
Sexual assault is any form of sexual activity targeted at you without your consent. It ranges from unwanted viewing, touching, or penetration. Rape is a form of sexual assault usually involving sexual forms of sexual penetration done against you without your consent. Sexual assault can happen to both males and females of any age.
This tool-pack brings together sexual and gender-based violence protocols, matrices and tool-kits for identified response institutions in Nigeria.
You may not want to report to the police, but sexual violence is a serious criminal offence and it is essential you report to the police to get the perpetrator prosecuted and to prevent him/her from hurting anyone else.
Thematic Working Group Recommendations from Morocco and Algeria
MOROCCO: Challenges with addressing domestic violence in compliance with the Convention Against Torture 47th Session of the Committee Against Torture (31 October – 25 November, 2011)
NGO-Drafted Bill on Violence against Women in Morocco Key Provisions (English)
The facilitator’s manual is designed by the Global Rights to support trainers involved in the Women’s Access to Justice Project for Northern Nigeria. It is accompanied by the ‘Handout on Improving Women’s Access to Justice in Northern Nigeria’. The manual is one of the core tools by the Global Rights to promote women’s access to justice in Northern Nigeria.
This manual is specifically tailored to respond to the gaps identified in the 2009 study by Global Rights entitled “Assessment of women’s priority legal needs in Northern Nigeria” and is designed for community-based organizations, activists and opinion leaders in grass root communities.
