GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILENIGERIAMEASURESTRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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Training of Police Officers on Violence against Women
Type of Measure
Services > Police > Training
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2006
Brief Description
Capacity building has been carried out in 2006 for police officers covering the principles of the Beijing Platform for Action, the African Plan of Action and CEDAW and other women empowerment frameworks by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, with support from the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Office and Development Partners.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Nigeria to the questionnaire on violence against women 2011
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