This publication identifies and brings together a variety of legal and policy frameworks as well as other documents, which establish rules, principles, or obligations that can be leveraged to protect female journalists through civil litigation, criminal prosecution, advocacy or use of regional and international mechanisms.
The documents are in various forms, including relevant provisions of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution, as amended; national laws, regulations and policies; regional frameworks, and international instruments. While some of them are of a binding nature and therefore legally enforceable, others are non-binding and merely provide guidance or are aspirational.
The Guide includes frameworks that are specific to female journalists; those that apply to journalists in general, including female journalists; and those that seek to protect women and girls or promote their interests and would therefore also benefit female journalists.
