'Domestic, sexual and gender-based violence prevalent in Plateau' - NHRC

<h2></h2>, <h2>The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Plateau says that domestic, sexual and gender-based violence are the major prevalent human rights violations in the state.</h2>, <p>The organisation in Plateau is working in synergy with relevant government organizations and Non-Government Organisations, to break the culture of silence through encouraging victims on human rights violation to report for appropriate action.</p>, <span>'Domestic, sexual and gender-based violence prevalent in Plateau' - NHRC Twitter/</span>, <p>The State Coordinator in Plateau, Mrs Jennifer Abe disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 in Jos.</p>, <p>“Mostly what we get here has to do with issues of domestic violence, sexual and gender-based violence, issue of neglect and abandonment, exploitation abuse of children, so this constitutes about 80% of the violations, “ she said.</p>, <p>NAN reports that the commission in 2022 recorded 288 domestic violence cases within January and May 2022 and in 2020 recorded 664 cases of gender-based violence.</p>, <p>She said other prevalent issues are unlawful detention by the military including harassment and torture and urged affected persons to report such incidents to get redress especially for their mental health.</p>, <p>She further explained that the commission engages community leaders in its outreaches particularly where there are high reported complaints of human rights violation saying “what we do is sometimes, we pick specific issues that are relevant to a particular environment“.</p>, <p>She restated NHRC's commitment in discharging its constitutional duties of public enlightenment on human rights and its infringement.</p>, <p>According to her, the organisation in Plateau is working in synergy with relevant government organizations and Non-Government Organisations to break the culture of silence through encouraging victims on human rights violation to report for appropriate action.</p>, <p>“What we do is to do a lot o