{
  "id": 20202413,
  "title": "International IDEA Leads Stakeholder Review of Nigeria’s VAPP Act Implementation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/international-idea-leads-stakeholder-review-of-nigerias-vapp-act",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T16:50:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/international-idea-leads-stakeholder-review-of-nigerias-vapp-act-implementation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The International IDEA has coordinated a stakeholder review of the implementation of Nigeria's Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015, with support from the European Union through the RoLAC Programme. The review, which took place in Abuja, brought together government agencies and civil society organisations to assess their efforts in implementing the Act and share experiences on how to improve coordination. The VAPP Act, which came into force in 2015, provides a legal framework for addressing various forms of violence, including rape, domestic violence, and harmful traditional practices. However, public awareness of the Act remains limited, with a 2025 survey by Invictus Africa finding that more than half of respondents had never heard of the Act, and only 29% of those aware of it said they understood its provisions well. The review aims to deepen efforts to monitor the law's implementation by encouraging institutions to assess their own contributions alongside those of other actors, rather than treating implementation as the responsibility of individual agencies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}