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Call for Applications: Virtual Training for Paralegals and First Responders on Reproductive Rights
Lawyers Alert invites applications for a virtual training program designed to equip interested individuals with the requisite knowledge...
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CSO and Communities Affected by TB Call to Action
We, a coalition of 80 civil society and communities affected by TB from 13 countries in the Anglophone Africa regions, gathered here in...
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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Lawyers Alert Releases First Comprehensive Report on Human Rights ViolationsAssociatEd with Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria – 26th July 2024 Lawyers Alert announces the release of its report on “Human Rights Violations Associated with...
Oct 9, 20244 min read
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Lawyers Alert Files Lawsuit against Nigeria’s Federal Government over the Benue State IDP Crisis
Press Release Makurdi, Nigeria – September 19, 2024 Lawyers Alert, a leading human rights organization in Nigeria, has initiated a...
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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THE RIGHT OF WOMEN TO A SAFE MEDICAL ABORTION IN NIGERIA
DOROTHY BEBE vs THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ECW/CCJ/APP/48/2023 ...
Sep 23, 20242 min read
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RIGHTS TO LIFE, DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON, PERSONAL LIBERTY, THE BEST ATTAINABLE STATE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND SECURITY OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN BENUE STATE.
SUIT NO: FHC/MKD/CS/68/24 BETWEEN LAWYERS ALERT V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & ANOR Whether by virtue of the provision of sections...
Sep 23, 20242 min read
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY BARR. ROMMY MOM, PRESIDENT LAWYERS ALERT, AT THE TOWN HALL MEETING AND LAUNCH OF THE CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY IN BENUE STATE, 21ST AUGUST 2024.
I am deeply honoured to address you today at the launch of the Citizens’ Assembly and engage in this crucial Town Hall Meeting. This...
Aug 22, 20243 min read
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JULY 2024 UPDATES OF COURT CASES FILED AND MONITORED BY LAWYERS ALERT
Abuja - Field Office SUIT NO: FHC/ABJ/CS/642/2024 Between Incorporated Trustee of Lawyers Alert NG vs Abuja Environmental Protection...
Aug 8, 20242 min read
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The 25th International AIDS Conference with the theme Put People First holds.
The 25th International AIDS Conference kicks off in Frankfurt Germany with the theme #PutPeopleFirst from the 22nd of July 2024. Lawyers...
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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COURT CASES Updates for June 2024 FILED AND MONITORED BY LAWYERS ALERT.
Abuja - Field Office 1. Case of Master X vs Command Secondary School, Suleja & Ors. This case concerns the expulsion of Master X, a...
Jul 9, 20243 min read
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MAY NEWSLETTER
1st SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS (SRHR) NATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD IN NIGERIA. The 2024 Sexual and Reproductive Health and...
Jun 8, 20248 min read
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THE OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATION VISITS LAWYERS ALERT
Lawyers Alert hosted Open Society Foundations (OSF) representatives at their field office in April 2024. The meeting was to engage with...
May 8, 20241 min read
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GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY: Community policing in Nigeria and Cameroon
A systemic use of partnerships between the police and communities towards problem-solving techniques set up by Lawyers Alert to...
May 8, 20244 min read
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LAWYERS ALERT PAYS VISIT TO CHIEF JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT
Changing the landscape on TB laws and service delivery Our primary concerns are the rights of TB patients and sensitization about...
May 8, 20241 min read
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RIGHT OF A MARRIED PERSON TO THE DIGNITY OF HER HUMAN PERSON
Mrs. Mayowa Abeeb Olawale V. Mr. Abeeb Nathan Olawale (Pet/238/19) WHETHER VIOLENCE BY AN ABUSIVE HUSBAND WILL NOT BE A GOOD GROUND TO...
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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RIGHT OF AN INFORMAL AND DOMESTIC WORKER TO ENJOY CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE LABOUR ACT
Mr. Gbenga Komolafe & 2 Ors V. The Federal Republic of Nigeria & 2 Ors WHETHER INFORMAL AND DOMESTIC WORKERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ENJOY...
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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RIGHT OF AN ACCUSED TO FAIR AND SPEEDY TRIAL
Commissioner of Police V. Adamu Bello WHETHER AN ACCUSED PERSON CAN BE KEPT INDEFINITELY IN A DETENTION FACILITY WITHOUT TRIAL. Mr. Adamu...
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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RIGHT OF PERSON NOT TO HAVE HER HIV+ STATUS DISCLOSED TO A THIRD PARTY
Miss A. V. Federal Medical Centre, Katsina & 2 Ors (NICN/13/2018) WHETHER THE OPEN DISPLAY OF PHRASES SUCH AS “RVS +” WHICH INDICATE HIV...
Oct 16, 20232 min read
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UPDATE ON COMMUNITY POLICING
Recall we are implementing a Community Policing Project which seeks to enhance community involvement in their own security, ensure...
Oct 4, 20232 min read
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LAWYERS ALERT PETTY OFFENCES VIOLATIONS REPORT
Press Statement LAWYERS ALERT RELEASES PETTY OFFENCE VIOLATION REPORT/COMMUNITY-BASED DOCUMENTATION OF PETTY OFFENCES VIOLATIONS IN...
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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RIGHT OF AN HIV POSITIVE PERSON NOT TO BE STIGMATIZED OR DiSCRIMINATED AGAINST IN NIGERIA.
Mrs. Joseph V. Command Secondary School, Suleja & 3 Ors (FHC/ABJ/1417/2021) WHETHER THE ACTIONS OF THE COMMAND SECONDARY SCHOOL,...
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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WHETHER AN EMPLOYER’S ACT OF DEPRIVING EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO TREATMENT
Mr. Ejike Ogbuefi V. Registrar, Optometric and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria & Anor (NICN/ABJ/120/2019) WHETHER...
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Ibe V. Ibe Pet. No. 176/18 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OVER CONSTANT PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE INFLICTED BY HUSBAND....
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OVER HUSBAND’S REFUSAL
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OVER HUSBAND’S REFUSAL TO TAKE ANTI-RETROVIRAL DRUGS WHILE INSISTING ON HAVING SEX WITH SPOUSE Mrs. C V. Mr. U...
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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