By Washington Tumay Watson –onewash9@gmail.com
MONROVIA-The Federation of Borough comprised of hundreds of Women has reinforced their awareness for the government and other stakeholders to take radical action in addressing domestic violence against women, girls and boys across the country.
The Women sounded in one voice for such action to be taken by the government and stakeholders on Thursday, April 28, 2022 during a program marking the peace match advocacy awareness of the Borough of New Kru Town on the Bushrod Island.
Serving as keynote speaker during the awareness program, the Chief Executive Officer and Proprietor of His Grace Children School, Celine Gboboh said women are living in fear due to domestic violence perpetrated by heartless men.
According to her, heartless men most often perpetrate violence against their women by beating on them; sometimes it results to death or serious injury.
She urged women who are victims of such not to continue with that relationship.
Madam Gboboh further challenged women across Liberia not to allow their men to beat on them in the name of relationship.
“Most of the time the little girls are being raped and their parents like to compromise such case, it is not good because rape is an international crime“, she indicated.
The Chief Executive Officer and Proprietor of His Grace Children School urged parents not to compromise rape cases for family relationships or connections.
She also called on Parents not to engage into domestic violence against their children mostly step children.
“It is about time that violence against women in all forms must stop now”, Madam Gboboh said.
The Women human rights advocate described men who are involved in perpetrating violence against women as brutal.
“ Women do not accept violence against you by your her husband or boyfriends, and parents, you need to talk to your children regarding violence against women and children”, she indicated.
Presenting a position statement the president Federation of Borough of Women Georgia Baryor called on the Liberian Government to reduce the registration fees for women who are preparing to contest in the upcoming representative and senatorial elections.
According to the women their voices at the legislature are low due to the under representation of women.
She said the women are also calling on the government to provide free educational opportunities for women to study at any university both locally and internationally.
Madam Baryor said the government must ensure that Women are protected and ensure that women’s rights are not violated.
Again, the Establishing Coordinator of Angie Brooks International, Madan Yvette Chesson-Wereh encouraged the women of Liberia to do what they are able to do as a means of improving their lives.
She said it is vital for women to take responsibility through a decision that will not make them liability, and subject themselves to men who will not respect their dignity as a women.
“If a man is violating your rights in the home walk away from that home”, she said.
She wants woman to take concrete stands against domestic violence that include rape.
Cllr. Chesson-Wereh further expressed concern relating to the protection of women, girls and boys who most of the time are raped due to the lack of safe place in the country.
She also challenged women to go for their dreams, emphasizing that they should not allow anything to discontinue them from achieving their dreams of acquiring education.
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