NBAWF OGWASHI-UKU BRANCH CALLS FOR WOMEN IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION TO REJECT THE NOTION OF SILENCE AT EVERY TURN.

The call was made during the event to mark the international women’s day celebration,with the Team ” Accelerate Action 2025,” at Trix win Hotel, Ogwashi- Uku, Delta State,on 14th day of March,2025..
The event was the first time ever, organized by Mrs.Ifeoma Elizabeth Ochei, the Facilitator NBAWF Ogwashi-Uku Branch, in collaboration with the Human Rights committee, on the Topic “voices of Female lawyers – Truth and Dignity: Amplifying the fight against Human Rights Abuses”,. A legal luminary, Chief Magistrate Patricia Nsolo (rtd), was the Guest speaker. The Speaker in her lecture dealt with the topic in six subheadings as follows:
1. Understanding the Landscape of Human Rights Abuses
2. The power of our voices as lawyers
3. A legacy of dignity
4. Building alliance and solidarity
5. The role of education and advocacy
6. A call to action.

In an interview with Divaviva, Mrs Ochei raised some points to note which are as follows:

🌻As female lawyers, we occupy a unique and powerful position in this landscape. 🌻Our experiences, perspectives and aspirations equip us to confront these injustices. 🌻We are advocates for the voices of those who have been marginalized and oppressed ensuring they got justice. 🌻As women, in the legal profession, we must speak up and reject notion of silence at every turn. 🌻Our voices must rise against injustice, for they carry the power to affect CHANGE -She says.