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Race Against Femicide 2: Over 200 Advocates Run for Justice in Lagos and Abuja

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  Participants of the Global Race against Femicide 2. More than 200 advocates, human rights defenders, and community members gathered on Saturday, 29th of November 2025, for the second edition of the  Race Against Femicide , convening at Agege Stadium in Lagos and Millennium Park in Abuja to demand justice for victims of femicide in Nigeria. Abuja Run For Her participants.  Held during the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the event brought together runners, survivors’ families, activists, disability inclusion groups, and concerned citizens for a symbolic 5km run to honor lives lost to femicide. Runners Gathering for the   Race Participants ran through the communities surrounding Agege Stadium, engaging residents and raising public awareness about the alarming rise of femicide in Nigeria. Advocates urged community members to stop the abuse of women and join efforts to end gender-based violence. Calls for Accountability and Prevention Returning...
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STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF LOVETH ULOMA NWANGWU: FAILURE OF THE STATE AND FEMICIDE.

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  LOVETH NWAGWU: FEMICIDE VICTIM The murder of Loveth Uloma Nwangwu, a 19 year old Girl, by a 51 year old Man named Emmanuel Nwagwu, (Her Uncle) on the 1st of December 2025 in Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria, is not just a personal tragedy but a profound indictment of a system that repeatedly fails to protect girls and women from violence. The Perpetrator: Emmanuel Nwagwu who killed Loveth Nwagwu. Loveth did everything a survivor is expected to do: she reported sexual abuse, abduction, isolation, and threats to life from her Uncle, Emmanuel Nwagwu, to the Enugu State Police Command, Umabor Division, yet the institutions charged with her protection failed her catastrophically. She was killed at a Pharmacy where she was receiving treatment, after Emmanuel forced her back to his residence when she fled in early November. Loveth’s death is a clear case of femicide: the intentional killing of a woman because she is female, and it represents a disturbing pattern of state-enabled violence, wh...
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DOHS Cares Foundation Marks International Women’s Day with A Virtual Campaign on Trauma Healing and the Urgent Need to Protect Women Human Rights Defenders.

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  On International Women’s Day 2026, the DOHS Cares Foundation convened a Virtual Campaign titled “In  Solidarity with Women Human Rights Defenders” which was a  Support Space to bring together frontline activists, feminists, and human rights advocates to address the psychological toll of defending women’s rights, share experiences of secondary trauma, and chart a path toward collective wellness and stronger institutional support. The event, hosted by Ololade Ajayi, founder of the DOHS Cares Foundation, featured original poetry, open-mic contributions, a trauma education segment, and a call to action demanding government accountability for the safety and resourcing of women human rights defenders. Poetry as Healing: Voices for the Defenders Ajayi opened the Space with readings from her poetry collection, “The Rheavolution,” which she described as therapeutic tools for Advocates and Survivors. Poems read during the Space includes “Womanity; “The Fundamental ...
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