Human
Rights Agenda Network (HRAN) commends the executive, legislature and
entire People of State of Osun for their giant stride in the justice
sector, by passing into Law, the Protection Against Domestic Violence
Law of 2013. HRAN notes that the importance and values of this Law can
never be over-emphasized, and so urges the government and people of the
State to ensure effective applicability of the Law in the State. A
similar version of this Law is currently before the Senate at the
Federal level and has been passed by some other States like Ekiti, Lagos
etc.
Domestic
violence is a cankerworm, dreaded but very present in every society. It
has destroyed families and societies over the years, thus the need for
every civilized society to fashion out ways of check-mating the
excesses, if not eradicate it entirely. The human rights sector is more
curious about this social ill as it affects more, the most vulnerable
members of the society.
The State of Osun law is
aimed at providing protection against domestic violence and ensuring a
speedy justice dispensation to victims of domestic violence. The 19
section Law expressly provides that ‘no person shall commit act of
domestic violence against any person’; thereby providing protection to
vulnerable persons such as women and children. The Law also provides for
interim protection order in favour of a complainant, pursuant to a
domestic violence.
HRAN
identifies with the good works going on in the justice sector of Osun
State, and pledges its commitment and determination to work with Osun
State for more innovative and life changing results. As the State
approaches an election period, the people are admonished to uphold a
violence free electioneering and ensure the protection of vulnerable
people in the State.
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