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Nigeria: Youths Seek Recognition of Reproductive Rights
About this event: 3rd Africa Conference on Sexual Health And Rights Abuja 2008
Related to country: Nigeria

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FORMALISATION of rules and regulations guiding fundamental rights of youths as the yardstick for better productivity of every youth in the country was the focus during the just concluded 3rd Africa Sexuality Health and Rights held in Abuja, as young Africans including Nigerians demanded their sexuality rights.

Entitled "Youth sexual rights, gender based violence and poverty", representative of African youths, Adiya Atuluku, vehemently demanded from African governments and the adult community to treat young people as humans with rights that have to be met and protected.


She said despite constituting a good percentage of the population of Africa, "young people have limited access to quality information that will help them make informed sexuality choices and lack access to quality heath care when in need adding that numerous traditional practices make youths vulnerable to sexual abuse.


On her own, Esther Agbarakwe enumerated the ordeals that young people face due to gender based violence, violent acts against women, trafficking in young women and children and the wickedness of female genital cuttings among others on the sexuality of the African youth giving raise to the question

"What can we do?"

Questions as to how government and the adult community could view rights of the youths more seriously came up, but it was maintained that government should do everything within her power to ensure youths right are met.
Vanguard (Lagos)
COLUMN
12 February 2008
Posted to the web 12 February 2008

Ebun Babalola and Ijeoma Njoku
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