Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:52:01 +0000 By SANDRA MACHIMA The Non-Governmental Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has demanded that police should take action against cadres that insult and physically assault women to serve as a lesson to others, who are in the habit of attacking female leaders. NGOCC board chairperson Sarah Longwe said she was saddened by the conduct exhibited by United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres who poked and hailed insults at Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili at Lusaka Magistrate Court on 19th June 2017, when she went to attend a court case in which she was cited for contempt. “As an organization we condemn the misogynistic attack by the UPND cadres on Rev. Sumaili by calling her names for exercising her constitutional rights of attending the court case,” she said. Ms Longwe said the attack on Rev. Sumaili was a gender based violence (GBV) which was meant to intimidate and silence her […]
