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Beyond The VAPP Act: How Widows Still Face Systemic Failures, Cultural Harm, Broken Promises (PART 1)

October 11, 2025 bilkistope6 0

By JULIANA FRANCIS and ANGELA NKWO-AKPOLU When the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 (VAPP) was signed into law, many women’s rights advocates believed it […]

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