The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has called for stiff penalties, backed by effective laws for perpetrators of intercourseual violence against women.
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Mrs Jonathan spoke in Paris, France on Friday, at the advocacy meeting on intercourseual violence against women.
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The meeting was hosted by the First Lady of France, Ms Valerie Trierweiler, on the sideline of the Elysee Summit for Peace and Security in Africa holding in Paris.
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President Goodluck Jonathan is participating in the peace and security summit attended by world leaders also in Paris.
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Mrs Jonathan urged the more than 50 spouses of world leaders attending the summit to use their positions to mobilizes support against intercourseual violence and other abuses against women.
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She said conflict-related intercourseual abuse should not be regarded as unavoidable or acceptable consequences of war because of their devastating consequences.
I support this wholeheartedly cos Rape must end in this country.
Rapists should just be sentenced to Life Imprisonment.
The cases of rape has reduced lately so we thank God for that. But i'm with Patience on this one