{Police in Kayonza district have asked residents of Mukarange and Nyamirama sectors to stand up against human rights violations directed to women and children.}<\/p>\n
While speaking at an consultative workshop aimed at drawing measures against gender based violence and child abuse, of close to 100 residents, recently, Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) Leonille Mujawamariya, the District Community Liaison Officer (DCLO), noted that such acts are \u201cdehumanizing\u201d and shouldn\u2019t be entertained in any way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese acts that violate the rights of people that are punishable by the law and every culprit should be reported and prosecuted,\u201d AIP Mujawamariya said.<\/p>\n
The workshop was meant to enlighten the selected residents on the vices, who will in turn extend the tips to other residents in their communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe campaign against GBV should be a concerted effort from everyone and offenders should never be tolerated but be brought to book,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She said that GBV leads to serious physical and psychological consequences and in some cases it has led to loss of lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is your duty as community leaders to advice communities of the repercussions of GBV and other forms violence to the offender and for the victims to break silence and report injustices they face.\u201d<\/p>\n
She asked the trainees to transfer the skills acquired to other people in their communities in a bid to combat further abuse of people based on their gender and vulnerability.<\/p>\n
She said that \u201cyou don\u2019t need to wait for violence to occur or even small quarrels, small fights done repeatedly have led to loss of lives\u201d adding that any symptoms in that direction should be reported and crime prevented.<\/p>\n
Source:Police<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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