Civil society trains organized forces on sexual violence

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Community Empowerment for Progress Organization or CEPO on Tuesday trained organized forces on sexual and gender-based violence.
 
The workshop focused on strategies to eradicate sexual and gender-based violence in the country, Radio Bakhita reports.
 
Alimure Ali, CEPO Chief Executive Officer, says other stakeholders will use the document as a reference for gender-based violence advocacy.
 
Everyone is responsible to fight the harmful practice, he adds.
 
First Lieutenant Alfred Lodu Santo from SPLA General Headquarters says they will impart the skills to all soldiers.
 
There is need to eliminate sexual and gender-based violence, stresses Colonel James Dak Karlo, Martial Arts Instructor and Police Tutor.
 
The workshop brought together 23 participants from UNMISS, Human Rights Defenders, NGOs and government officials.