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About 180 women beneficiaries of African Evangelic Enterprise (AEE-Rwanda) from Gikonko Sector of Gisagara District have been equipped with skills to identify and report crimes related to gender-based violence.
In a meeting held on December 30, the Gisagara District Community Liaison Officer, Inspector of Police (IP) Marie Chantal Uwambaye, told the women that no one has a "right to violent or mistreat a person because of their vulnerability or gender."
IP Uwambaye said that GBV can be two ways, “It's common that most women rights are violated by men but there are also cases of women who violate men’s right.”
“You should join efforts in fighting against any form of violence, abuse or dehumanizing acts. You should not tolerate such behavior; instead, you should cooperate with law enforcers in order to stop perpetrators of GBV,” said IP Uwambaye
She added that; “Responsible members of community are always helpful in ensuring safety of each other in the society; therefore, do your part and report to police and local leaders so that perpetrators are stopped before their actions turn fatal.”
She advised them to look out for victims of GBV and lead them to medical centers for medical treatment and counseling, as well as identify offenders and report them to police to ensure that justice is served.
“RNP runs GBV prevention programmes throughout the country and supports victims to attain quality care so that they can once again become productive members of society.
"We should therefore partner more in such initiatives to ensure that such crimes are limited,” she said.
AEE-Rwanda program director, Cyprien Munyeshema said that it’s the church that requested the police to come and educate the women about GBV and their role in fighting such crimes that have a major impact on their lives.
Munyeshema said, “GBV is a hindrance to national development that’s why we found it paramount to facilitate women to acquire more skills on how to fight it.”
One of the women, Yosepha Nyiraminani thanked the police for the lessons they acquired saying that there is a lot they’ve learnt about their rights that they didn’t know.
