Sexual Gender Based Violence as Violation of Human Rights

The acts of sexual and gender-based violence violate a number of human rights principles enshrined in international human rights instruments.

Sexual Gender Based Violence has become a pervasive form of Human Rights violations'
These lndudes;

• The right to life, liberty and security of the person. 
• The right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. 
• The right to freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. 
• The right to freedom of movement, opinion, expression, and association.
•  The right to enter into marriage with free and full consent and the entitlement to equal rights to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. 
• The right to cultural, political and public participation, equal access to public services, work and equal pays for equal work.