various times against the Plaintiffs. For the purposes of emphasis, in their pleas in law, the Plaintiff argued that; i. That the treatment the Plaintiffs suffered in the hand of various government authorities of the Defendant, constitute gender- based violence in violation of Articles 3,4(2) and 5 of the Women Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights which enjoins State Parties to a. Take appropriate measures to enact and enforce laws prohibiting all forms of violence against Women including unwanted or forced sex, whether occurring in public or private. b. Adopt legislative and other measures necessary to ensure prevention and punishment and eradication of all forms of violence against women. c. Identify the causes and consequences of violence against women and take appropriate measures to eliminate them. d. Actively promote peace, education through curricula and social communication in order to eradicate cultural beliefs practices and stereotypes that legitimate and exacerbate the persistence and tolerance of such acts. It further imposes obligation on States to punish perpetrators of violence against women, rehabilitate the victims, establish mechanisms and effective accessible services for information, rehabilitation and reparation for victims, prevent and condemn such practices as trafficking in Women and prosecute perpetrators of such acts as well as make adequate budgetary provisions and provide for 20