"Obstacle to advancing gender equality"

An absence of laws is an "obstacle to advancing gender equality" because it doesn't give women the support they need to report cases of gender based violence.That was the reality confronting Assistant Inspector of Police Annah Chota when she got to Abyei, Sudan, to take up her post. In response, she helped to start a new network that would allow women to speak out. Chota recently received the International Female Police Peacekeeper Award for her service and achievements in the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). She spoke with Ana Carmo about her passion for gender equality.