Archives Tag: Human Rights

Politics

April 19, 2022

It is a question I am sure many of us ask ourselves time and again. Are the people made for the law or is the law made for the people? Culture, which sets a major foundation for most customary laws, is a way of life or a set code which a collection of people have … Continue reading Between Human Rights and Law Enforcement

By adedoyin

Politics

April 19, 2022

Even in the wake of several scandals which recently trailed the Nigerian Police Force, we seem not to have heard the last of human rights abuse as there were reported cases of raids on Abuja night clubs and alleged rape of the women arrested. Men of the Nigerian Police Force and other law enforcement units, … Continue reading Abuja Police Raid: How Law Enforcement Exploits and Abuses Sex Workers

By adedoyin

Politics

April 19, 2022

On November 10, 1995, nine leaders of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ken Saro-Wiwa, Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel, and John Kpuine were summarily executed based on trumped up charges of murder. Led by Ken Saro-Wiwa, the movement had been a … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Ogoni 9 and the Gallows of the Abacha Junta

By adedoyin

Law

April 19, 2022

I See a Quagmire I have always believed that knowledge is power, but lately, I have become more convinced that the application of knowledge is power. Yet, to apply knowledge, you need to gain knowledge. And it is at this point that I see some marshy ground. How do you make the law appealing? How … Continue reading Law With Ehijeme: The Law Was Made For You

By ehijeme

Politics

April 19, 2022

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has long been a canker-worm in the Nigerian polity. From allegations of bribery, extortion, indiscriminate shootings, extrajudicial killings, to unique patterns of abuse, it has been a tale of woes for citizens. Many past presidents have tried reforming the police, mainly for personal reasons, and the effort have all proved … Continue reading How Online Advocacy Forced Police Reform

By adedoyin

People

April 19, 2022

Segun Awosanya aka ‘Sega’ is a realtor, strategist, brand consultant and life coach living in Lagos, Nigeria. With recent developments in the country that has led to the restructuring of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force, Segun can rightfully add ‘accomplished human rights activist’ to his bio. The People’s Hero … Continue reading Segun Awosanya: The Man Behind #EndSARS Campaign

By achem

Personality

April 19, 2022

Dr Obiajulu Josephine Okei-Odumakin is Nigeria’s leading Human Rights Advocate. Renounced for her relentless fight for justice for victims of violence and extra-judiciary killings, freedom of women’s liberties as regards participation in politics, and the rights of children neglected by institutions like schools and hospitals, she courageously continues to be a voice to be reckoned … Continue reading Meet Dr Joe Odumakin

By ann

Opinion Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

Human rights are rights which are recognized legally as Fundamental Rights as distinguished from mere aspirations or individual ideas of rights. These fundamental rights are now embodied in Chapter IV of the Nigeria constitution 1999 as amended from Section 33 and 45 and the African charter on Human and People Right. The charter became part of Nigeria law … Continue reading Fundamental Human Rights Enforcement Under the Nigerian Law

By evans-ufeli

Tip of the Day

April 19, 2022

The police force is a critical institution in the organization of any society where law and order is expected to prevail unrestrained. The police everywhere in the world provides services that directly impact on human lives. In Nigeria,the police force has encountered a number of challenges some of which relate to recruitment, training, inefficiency, corruption and indiscipline. … Continue reading Your Rights as a Citizen and the Duties of the Nigerian Police

By guestwriter

Opinion

April 19, 2022

The earth stood still for Abuja at The Conversation held on the 7th of June, 2015 by Joy Isi Bewaji and The Conversation crew. The Abuja edition was sponsored by Nneoma Albert-Benson of the BEFA foundation and was held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. The Heavens kept the rains to herself and the weather made … Continue reading The Conversation 2: Raising Strong Women

By guestwriter

Events Philanthropy

April 19, 2022

In 1950, the 10th of December was declared Human Rights Day by the UN General Assembly. Human Rights have come a long way globally considering in many parts of the world people never had any rights, and in many places citizens still don’t have them. Human Rights Day promotes awareness of human rights issues around the … Continue reading Human Rights 365: Marking Human Rights Day 2014

By elizabeth