Biography
Jessica Ojiugo Chinonye is a Ph.D. Anthropology student at the University of Kentucky, USA, specializing in disaster and space anthropology. Jessica’s work and research have focused on gender-based violence and the climate change-disaster-gender-livelihood-migration nexus in West Africa, East Africa, and South Asia. She was also a researcher on two United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded projects investigating disaster vulnerabilities across several regions. She researches potential space exploration-induced disasters, emphasizing the impacts of space junk contamination in terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments, including the effects of rocket fuel residues from burned-up rockets upon reentry into Earth.
Abstract
The Federal Republic of Nigeria does not have a law against femicide or comprehensive global femicide data. The numbers currently reported at the national level are questionable, especially with the prevalence of economic-motivated harvesting of female reproductive organs in the country. The lack of a legalized femicide law has exacerbated the underreporting of such activities in Nigeria and has made the severity of the crime less visible. This article aims to name the problem by defining and advocating for a femicide law encompassing the social realities of many Nigerian females.
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Chinonye, Jessica Ojiugo (2024) "Why Nigeria Needs a Femicide Law," Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 9: Iss. 2, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2024.09.02.03
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