Expanded Legal Support to Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault in Enugu State, Nigeria

Increasing number of cases of rape, sexual & gender-based violence indicates that the problem assumed alarming proportions given the formal complexity of police in treating rape cases & attendant stigmatization that follows such cases. The absence of structured data collection, forensic & medical evidence impedes legal prosecution of such cases. The project intends to establish structured data collection/ reporting system & provide pro-bono services to victims in prosecution of rape cases.