MAPPING OF LAWS, POLICIES AND SERVICES ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH HIV IN NIGERIA
Policy · Human Rights
A Policy catalogues laws, policies, and services addressing gender-based violence and its intersection with HIV in Nigeria, identifying gaps and recommendations. It targets survivors, especially women living with HIV, service providers, policymakers, and civil society organizations. This aims to guide improvements in the legal and service landscape.
MAPPING OF LAWS, POLICIES AND SERVICES ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH HIV IN NIGERIA
What Is This Policy?
A comprehensive mapping document cataloguing the laws, policies, institutional frameworks, and service delivery systems in Nigeria addressing gender-based violence and its intersection with HIV, identifying gaps and recommendations.
Who Does It Target?
Gender-based violence survivors, especially women living with HIV Service providers at the intersection of GBV and HIV Policymakers in health, justice, and gender sectors Civil society organisations working on GBV and HIV
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
Provide a complete picture of Nigeria's legal and service landscape for GBV survivors who are also living with or at risk of HIV, in order to guide policy reform and programme design.
Key Features
Legal Mapping: Reviews all applicable federal and state laws relevant to GBV prevention and response including VAPP Act, CAMA, and Criminal Code. Policy Mapping: Catalogues all relevant national policies including HIV policy, gender policy, and health policies. Service Mapping: Identifies what services exist at federal, state, and community levels for GBV survivors. Gap Analysis: Identifies legislative gaps, service coverage gaps, and coordination failures.
Current Status
Rollout Stage: Reference document - used to guide programme design Coverage: Nationwide Beneficiaries: GBV survivors; HIV-positive women; service providers Funding: UN Women; UNAIDS; donor support
How to Access
Document available through UN Women Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs Service providers may use the mapping to identify referral pathways Application method: Access through UN Women Nigeria: https://www.africa.unwomen.org/en/where-we-are/west-and-central-africa/nigeria
Official Resources
Website: https://www.womenaffairs.gov.ng Contact: Federal Ministry of Women Affairs / UN Women Nigeria
Legal Framework
Operates under the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act 2015, the Child Rights Act 2003, the HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination Act 2014, the National Policy on HIV/AIDS, and the Trafficking in Persons Prohibition Act. Draws on CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action, and the ECOWAS Gender Policy.