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Social Justice and Human Rights
By Kyenpya Katkuk Esq Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political, social rights and opportunities. It...
Feb 24, 20203 min read
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CONSTANCE NKWOCHA & 15 ORS V. THE FCT MINISTER & 5 ORS: JUDGEMENT IMPLICATIONS AND WAY FORWA
IMPLICATIONS Following the recent judgement from the afore-stated case, it is without ambiguity or misunderstanding inconsistent with any...
Feb 11, 20201 min read
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Choosing the Right Approach for Promoting Human Rights in Nigeria.
By Leslie Whyte, ICT / Media Officer Documenting human rights abuses is the heart of human rights work. The effectiveness of human rights...
Jan 27, 20202 min read
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My Experience with Kabusa Market women
By Elvis Torkuma. Project Officer. We carried out need assessment in Kabusa a community within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja...
Jan 20, 20202 min read
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LAWYERS ALERT’S WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2019 CELEBRATION
By Ozobulu S. Precious Esq The UN World Human Rights Day is celebrated on the 10th of December annually. This day was set aside by the...
Dec 17, 20193 min read
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A CHILD AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ANY SOCIETY
By Chigoziem Ellen Onugha Tracing from the biblical assertion; “Children are the heritage of the Lord. Children are rewards from the...
Dec 10, 20193 min read
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THE PARODY OF FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND THE LGBTIQ COMMUNITY IN NIGERIA
By Victor Eboh Esq, Reproductive Right Officer Sometime in 2018, one PAMELA ADIE, a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,...
Nov 18, 201915 min read
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HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA IN FIGHTING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE
By Ifeyinwa Onochie In recent time, social media has become an important part of our daily lives from shopping to connecting with...
Oct 28, 20193 min read
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THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
BY: D.U INNOCENT ESQ. “Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that...
Oct 23, 20193 min read
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WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS
BY CHIGOZIEM ELLEN ONUGHA ESQ Human rights are those basic rights that every human being upon conception acquires by virtue of the...
Sep 24, 20192 min read
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THE IMPLICATION OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE PROHIBITION ACT 2014 AND THE RIGHTS OF SEXUAL MINORITIES IN NIG
By Victor Eboh, (Legal / Reproductive Right Officer) Violence and discrimination against sexual minorities in Nigeria have been on the...
Sep 17, 20196 min read
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Xenophobic Attack in South Africa: An Anathema to the spirit of Africanism
By Sunday Adaji Esq “Xenophobia” has become the trademark of the South Africans. Over the years, these Africans have continued to revel...
Sep 12, 20193 min read
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CHILD BRIDE: IT’S LONG TERM AFTERMATH
By: Innocent Doris U. “As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same”. – Nelson Mandela...
Aug 26, 20194 min read
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World Humanitarian Day: Nourishing the World with a Milk of Human Kindness
By Sunday Adaji Esq. Love, they say, makes the world to go round. Imagine a world devoid of charities, a world where everyone is to...
Aug 19, 20193 min read
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THE PLIGHT OF INDIGENT INMATES IN NIGERIA.
BY: SOLUMTOCHUKWU .P. OZOBULU ESQ Natasha(not real name) gazing at the blue sky inhales deeply as she steps out of the Makurdi medium...
Aug 14, 20194 min read
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El-zakzaky, Human Rights and the Imbroglio Surrounding his Detention.
By Sunday Adaji Esq. Sometime ago, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that national security should supercede the rule of law, a...
Jul 29, 20194 min read
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MY RETREAT STORY
by Elvis Torkuma 1st March to 3rd 2019, Lawyers Alert held her annual retreat. I left Abuja for Makurdi Benue State Capital with Rapheal...
Jun 3, 20195 min read
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Rommy Mom: The Man with passion for community advancement.
By Akade Emmanuel If the greatness of a community is measured by the actions of its members then the Hon. Commissioner for Human Rights...
May 20, 20192 min read
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Celebration of Motherhood: The Human Rights Perspective
Sunday Adaji Esq On behalf of Lawyers Alert, we join other NGOs, CSOs and the entire womenfolk to say Happy Mother’s Day. March 31 of...
Apr 9, 20192 min read
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DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES (PROHIBITION) ACT 2018: WAY FORWARD
By Ifeyinwa Onochie The National Population Commission of Nigeria (NPC) has estimated that no fewer than 19 million Nigerians are living...
Mar 25, 20193 min read
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