DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri has appealed to the media to protect the privacy and identity of children when reporting. Phiri has also warned that the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) won’t hesitate to take action against any unethical reporting that violates children’s rights. In a speech read on his behalf by NPA Chief State Advocate Thelma Mwila when he closed the two-day media orientation workshop on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence organised by SAT Zambia in partnership with the UNFPA in Chilanga, Thursday, Phiri said the media played an important role in influencing community attitudes toward Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and child marriage. “The media play a key role in this fight against SGBV and child marriage. You are...

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