Theme:
Women against violent extremism
21 August 2023
The
Commission is gravely appalled by the recent macabre discovery in a mass grave
of the remains of six people, including five Divisional Delegates and an
officer of the Regional Delegation of Taxes, who were abducted by secessionist
terrorists on 15 June 2021 in Ekondo-Titi in the Ndian Division, South West
Region.
The
Commission is pleased to note the enormous efforts by the President of the
Republic, Head of State in the relentless fight against violent extremism and
terrorism in the affected Regions.
The
Commission recommends that the Government ensure that the education systems and
curricula include content and instruction that promote tolerance and acceptance
of gender equality and human rights, irrespective of religious or ideological
differences, and closely monitor the content of education to this end, to
enable the building of a peaceful and functional society.
The
Commission also advises the Ministry of Territorial Administration to further
involve women in the reconciliation process in insecure Regions, by increasing
the number and percentage of women in security groups and training programmes,
and by considering the strategic advice of local women's organisations, which
are particularly vulnerable to violent reactions from communities and/or
reprisals from violent extremist groups.
The
Commission also recommends that civil
society organisations, the majority of which are women, become more
active to make their voices heard and to fight more vigorously against violent
extremism and acts of terrorism in the society.
The
Commission calls upon religious authorities to conduct awareness-raising and
information campaigns in places of worship, placing particular emphasis on the
vital role played by women in promoting harmonious coexistence and peace within
families and in society as a whole.
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