| Term |
Definition |
| Accusations of Witchcraft |
Labeling women, children, the elderly, or persons with disabilities as witches, leading to isolation, abuse, or violence. |
| Breast Ironing |
The act of pressing or flattening the breasts of adolescent girls to delay physical development. |
| Child Marriage |
The marriage of a child (boy or girl) before they reach the legal age, often limiting their education and health. |
| Economic Violence |
Denying access to financial resources or controlling finances without consent to cause economic harm. |
| Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) |
The partial or total removal of external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. |
| Forced Marriage |
Compelling an individual to marry without their free and full consent. |
| Gender-Based Violence (GBV) |
An umbrella term for any harmful act perpetrated against a person’s will based on socially-ascribed gender differences. |
| Harmful Social Norms |
Community-held beliefs or traditions used as a justification for controlling individuals and perpetrating GBV. |
| Harmful Traditional Practices |
Cultural ceremonies or rites, such as the Ozoro Festival, that may involve physical or sexual violence. |
| Menstrual Stigma |
Restricting girls and women from participating in normal activities during menstruation due to cultural beliefs. |
| Physical Violence |
Acts such as beating, hitting, kicking, or the use of weapons against a person. |
| Psychological Violence |
Controlling behavior involving coercion, blackmail, defamation, verbal abuse, or monitoring. |
| Sexual Abuse |
Actual or threatened sexual intrusion performed by force or under coercive conditions. |
| Sexual Exploitation |
The abuse of a position of power or trust for sexual purposes, including profiting from such acts. |
| Sexual Harassment |
Unwelcome sexual advances or conduct of a sexual nature that causes discomfort or is refused. |
| Widow Inheritance |
Requiring a widow to marry a male relative of her deceased husband without her free and informed consent. |
| Widowhood Rites |
Degrading or dangerous rituals that widows are forced to undergo following the death of their husbands. |
