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WRRC Bibliography: Nigeria, Violence Against Women

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Civil and Political Rights, Including Religious Intolerance: Report of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Asma Jahangir: Mission to Nigeria

Notable in this report is that the Special Rapporteur is of the opinion that punishments such as stoning or amputation constitute treatments that are contrary to universally recognized norms prohibiting torture and other degrading, cruel and inhuman treatment or punishment. Stoning is prohibited...

Civil and political rights, including the question of disappearances and summary executions: Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions: Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Philip Alston. Addendum: Mission to Nigeria

A few important points are raised in this article. Paragraph 35 states:characterizing adultery and sodomy as capital offences leading to death by stoning is contrary to applicable Nigerian and international law.  Neither can be considered to be one of the most serious crimes for which the...

Female Genital Mutilation: A Guide to Laws and Policies Worldwide

This book is a report on the prevalence of female circumcision and female genital mutilation (FC/FGM) and on the use of law and policy to address these practices. This work places FC/FGM firmly within a human rights and legal framework, although it does recognise and address the challenges...

Nigeria – Unheard Voices – Violence Against Women in the Family

In this report Amnesty International calls for the authorities to monitor violence against women in the home, to ban it in law and repeal laws that allow it to flourish, to end discrimination against women in the criminal justice system, and to take positive measures to challenge social...

Repudiating Repugnant Customs. The call to Ban FGM in Nigeria

The book is an advocacy tool that sharpens the issues of violence against women in the efforts so far carried out against FGM in Nigeria from 1990 to 2000.

Sharia Implementation in Nigeria: The Journey so far

This book is an update on the issue of Shari’a law in Nigeria, written for the purpose of documenting the genesis of its implementation and the roles being played by Baobab for Women’s Human Rights and other notable NGOs in seeking justice for some of the victims of the new Shari’a Acts in...

Situation des femmes Nigeria

This situation statement discusses manifestations of violence against women in Nigeria, as well as addressing cultural and religious beliefs that contribute largely to Nigerian women’s situation. It states that some of these beliefs have been practiced for so long that they are embedded in the...

“Eliminating Gender-Based Violence: Learning from the Widowhood Practices Elimination Initiative of a Women Organisation in Ozubulu, Anambra State of Nigeria”

This paper reports the activities and outcomes of a Christian women group initiative to eliminate dehumanising widowhood practices, a prevalent type of gender-based violence among the Igbos in Eastern Nigeria. Through in-depth interviews, group discussions, participant observations and...

“Female Genital Mutilation: Defacing the Flower”

This article gives an explanation of the different varieties of FGM and puts it in historical context. It then goes into the various beliefs that underlie why this practice is carried out; all of whose foundations are patriarchal. The author explains how the practice of FGM can risk a woman...

“Islamic Legal Analysis of Zina Punishment of Bariya Ibrahim Magazu, Zamfara, Nigeria”

Question Presented:Is the hadd punishment for zina the proper sharia punishment for an unmarried pregnant girl, who claims that the pregnancy resulted from unwanted sexual relations with three men in an arrangement made by her father as payment for his debt?