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APPRAISAL OF CULTURAL VICES AFFECTING WOMEN AND CHILDREN HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The crux of this paper aimed at defining the concept culture and Human Rights, and to large extend analysis the various cultural factors under mining the smooth thriving of women and children rights currently, the cultural factors are, widowhood rites, female genital mutilation, early/forceful marriage, bride price, son preference/female infanticide, levirate marriage, ritual killing, wife beating, inheritance of wife, woman in purdah, on the part of the children are twins killing, child witchcraft ,child labour, street begging, child trafficking and finally possible solutions to ameliorate such cultural barriers by way of recommendation and conclusion.

Keywords: Cultural Vices, Human Rights Nigeria, Women, children

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Print ISSN: 2053-6321
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37745/gjplr.2013

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