Patience Quaye, Dovvsu honoured for fight against gender based vilolence
The Head of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Mrs Patience Ashorkor Quaye, and the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) have been honoured by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection for their contribution to the campaign against gender-based violence in the country.
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The honouring ceremony, which was held in Accra, formed part of activities marking this year’s 16 Days Activism Against Gender-based Violence.
Speaking at the ceremony in Accra, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, said DOVVSU had recorded a high number of cases of sexual abuse, particularly defilement of girls.
Nana Lithur further stated that with the support of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit and DOVVSU, awareness of gender-based violence had been created, leading to increased reporting of those cases.
She was optimistic that more could be achieved, especially now that several laws had been passed to protect women from the subtle forms of gender-based violence.
“I have high hopes that protecting the dignity of Ghanaian women and girls is getting even better as we continue to see improvement in your services through constant capacity building and legal intervention,” she said
According to her, “the relentless efforts made by our committed personnel in protecting our women, leading to invaluable outcomes, deserve to be acknowledged”.
She pledged the ministry’s commitment to collaborate with the two units to champion the cause of women.
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In her remarks, Mrs Quaye said as the head of her unit, her ultimate concern was to give her best.
She thanked the ministry for the honour done her and dedicated her award to the Ghana Police Service in general and the CID and staff of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit in particular for their support.
The National Co-ordinator of DOVVSU, ACP Elizabeth Dasseh, commended the ministry for establishing the unit.
She indicated that though her outfit was facing many infrastructural challenges, it was doing its best to ensure that domestic violence was eradicated.
She congratulated her staff on their hard work, adding,“We could not have come this far without them.”