Pageri County Commissioner blames culture as major cause of abuse for women and girls in South Sudan.
Emilio Igga Alimas speaking during the annual celebration of sixteen days of activism against Gender-Based Violence urges men in the community to stop mistreating women and girls.
He says women and girls deserve equal opportunity in education, work and the entire society should respect them.
Igga cites an example of the marriage of a seventeen year old Nyalong that went viral on the social media as an embarrassment and calls for an end to child marriage.
The commissioner urges people to support survivors of GBV in their communities to speak out for their rights.
The commissioner appreciates partner organizations working in Pageri County supporting girl child education and women program especially Plan International.
However, he states the challenge of girls dropping out of schools as major problem affecting the community.
Commissioner Igga was addressing a crowd during the celebration of 16 days activism against Gender Based Violence organized by Plan International in Nimule