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ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PERSONS NETWORK

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ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PERSONS NETWORK was established in the year 2015 to address injustice , to serve as a Catalyst for the Voiceless, to address issues bothering on Fundamental Human rights violation perpetrated by both Government institutions and private institutions.

ADVOCATES ACVPN is a Social Justice platform that comprises of both State Actors and Non State Actors leveraging on each other strengths to achieve a common goal in the best interest of children and Vulnerable Persons across Nigeria

Advocates ACVPN right from it’s inception have handled over four thousands cases bordering on Child Abuse cases such as DEFILEMENT, Physical ASSUALT, Children killed by their guardians, Neglect, Abandonment and trafficked Children,

Advocates ACVPN has also handled over 500 Gender based Violence Cases GBV. We have handled Over a thousand Human Rights violation, Malicious Prosecution.

ADVOCATES ACVPN through both Federal and States Prosecuting Agencies had gotten over 20 convictions.

Child Abuse

Is any form of child maltreatment and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age by an adult, which is violent or threatening for the child. Child abuse includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power.

Domestic violence

Is also called "Domestic abuse" or "intimate partner violence" and it is a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner, this can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. Domestic violence includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure, or wound someone. It can range from subtle, coercive forms to marital rape and other violent physical abuse, such as choking, beating, female genital mutilation, and acid throwing that may result in disfigurement, death, stoning.

Gender Inequality

Gender inequality is discrimination on the basis of sex or gender causing one sex or gender to be routinely privileged or prioritized over another. Gender inequality is the social phenomenon in which men and women are not treated equally and this treatment may usually arise from distinctions regarding biology, psychology, or cultural norms prevalent in the society. Some of these distinctions are verified by observation or experiences rather than theory or pure logic, while others appear to be social constructs.

Vulnerable Persons

A vulnerable person can be defined as someone who belongs to a group within the society that is either oppressed or more susceptible to harm or oppression. They are those who are in a particularly dangerous positions and as a result are a lot less capable of protecting or defending themselves. They are usually in a positions that may make them susceptible to abuse or more specifically susceptible to mistreatment by those who may potentially hold power over them. Old people are often particularly vulnerable members of our society

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