PART B Section 8 8.1 MEASURES TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT ARTICLE 26 OF THE MAPUTO PROTOCOL ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA Consistent with Articles 26 of the Maputo Protocol and 62 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Nigeria wishes to indicate legislative, policy, institutional and programmatic measures taken so far to implement the above Protocol. Having ratified the Protocol on 16th Dec. 2004. Legislative Measures  Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill, 2016: - An enabling legislation to domesticate the Maputo Protocol and UN CEDAW and other matters connected therewith is being considered by the National Legislative Assembly. This Bill seeks to incorporate as part of Nigerian Law the provisions of Articles 1-24 of the Maputo Protocol under its sections 2-41 with a view to ending gender discriminatory practices, policies and programmes.  Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015: - A Bill for an Act to eliminate violence in private and public life; prohibit all forms of violence including physical, sexual, psychological, domestic violence; harmful traditional practices; discrimination against persons and to provide maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment of offenders. o Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law Enforcement and Administration Act 2015; o Anambra State Malpractices against Widows and Widowers (Prohibition) Law No. 2005. o Anambra State Gender and Equal Opportunities Law, 2007. o Anambra State Women’s Reproductive Rights, Anambra State, 2005. o Anambra State Street Trading Restriction Law, 2004. o Bauchi State Withdrawal of Girls from Schools for Marriage (Prohibition Law No 17 of 1985). o Bayelsa State, The Female Genital (Prohibition) Law, 2000. o Child Rights Laws passed in 14 more states plus the Federal Capital Territory after the last country’s report (A total of 23 States out of 36 have passed the Child’s Rights Law). o Cross River State Law to Prohibit Girl-Child Marriages and Female Genital Circumcision or Genital Mutilation in, 2009. o Cross Rivers State Law to Prohibit Domestic Violence against Women and Maltreatment. No. 10 of 2004. o Ebonyi State Domestic Violence and Related Matters Law, Law No 003 of 2005. o Edo State Inhuman Treatment of Widows (Prohibition) Law 2004. o Edo State Law for Monitoring of Maternal Mortality in Edo State and Other Matters Connected Thereto, 2001. o Edo State Law for Monitoring of Maternal Mortality and Other Matters Connected Thereto, 2001. o Edo State Female Circumcision and Genital Mutilation (Prohibition) Law No.4 of 1999. o Ekiti State Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) Law, 2011. o Enugu State HIV/AIDS Anti-Discrimination and Protection Law, 2007. 143