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Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of
Exploitation and Violence Exploitation and Violence
Volume 9 Issue 2 Article 3
9-2024
Why Nigeria Needs a Femicide Law Why Nigeria Needs a Femicide Law
Jessica Ojiugo Chinonye
University of Kentucky
, jonw222@uky.edu
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Why Nigeria Needs a Femicide Law Why Nigeria Needs a Femicide Law
Abstract Abstract
The Federal Republic of Nigeria does not have a law against femicide or comprehensive global femicide
data. The numbers currently reported at the national level are questionable, especially with the prevalence
of economic-motivated harvesting of female reproductive organs in the country. The lack of a legalized
femicide law has exacerbated the underreporting of such activities in Nigeria and has made the severity
of the crime less visible. This article aims to name the problem by deBning and advocating for a femicide
law encompassing the social realities of many Nigerian females.
Keywords Keywords
Nigeria, Femicide, Femicide Law, women, homicide
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WHY NIGERIA NEEDS A FEMICIDE LAW
Jessica Ojiugo Chinonye
University of Kentucky
0009-0005-8539-7557
ABSTRACT
KEYWORDS
homicides
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EXISTING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION LAWS
fe-
male homicide,femicide
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WHY DOES NIGERIA NEED A FEMICIDE LAW?
FEMALE HOMICIDE VERSUS FEMICIDE
Female Homicide
The
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CRIMES OF LANGUAGE
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AND EXPLICIT ASSUMPTION
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CONCLUSION
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Jessica Ojiugo Chinonye
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