Still mountains to climb to rid society of GBV

If the damning report, on Gender Based Violence, compiled by the Rwanda National Police, is an indication of the work still to be done in eradicating this vice from our society, then there might still be mountains to climb. As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Campaign celebrations, Rwandan legislators were this week exposed to this nerve-jangling report. This is against the background of our earlier celebrations after the last legislative elections, of the highest number of women in Parliament in the world at 56.25 percent. This figure for many meant a transformation of gender relations in our society, based on equality and equity. Total women’s emancipation!