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Workers Day and Rights of Vulnerable Workers in Nigeria.
Workers Day and Rights of Vulnerable Workers in Nigeria By Roseline Oghenebrume There is a connection between human rights and...
May 1, 20204 min read


COVID-19 NATIONAL RESPONSE: THE NEED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS TO RESPECT CITIZENS’ RIGHTS
COVID-19 NATIONAL RESPONSE: THE NEED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS TO RESPECT CITIZENS’ RIGHTS By BLESSING MASE Introduction At a time when...
Apr 22, 20204 min read


THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN By Yua Miriam It was on a Monday afternoon, when Agatha and Isaac returned from the farm. Isaac...
Apr 12, 20203 min read


WHAT IS DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT WOMEN INCLUSIVITY??
BY: ELLEN ONUGHA ESQ BACKGROUND Women are mothers of nations and generations. To groom a woman is to build a nation. Women are great...
Mar 8, 20202 min read


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


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


The Sanctity of Human Life and How to Stop Terrorism in Nigeria
By Sunday Adaji Esq In the UK-Africa summit held recently, Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister, said: “Africa is the future and UK has...
Feb 6, 20202 min read


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


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


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


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


SIGNIFICANCE OF THE UNDETECTABLE EQUALS UNTRANSMITTIBLE (U = U) CONCEPT/CAMPAIGN ON THE LIVES OF PE
by: VICTOR EBOH ESQ (LEGAL/REPRODUCTIVE RIGHT...
Dec 3, 20195 min read


INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
By Innocent Doris U ESQ This day was declared on December 17, 1999, by the United Nations (UN), 20 years ago, but the history of this...
Nov 26, 20193 min read


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


The User Fee Charge and Its Implication on Persons Living with HIV and AIDS
By Blessing Mase According to a “U.S –Supported Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey,” about 1.9 million people are still living...
Nov 6, 20192 min read


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


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


SEX FOR GRADES: AN IGNORED FESTERING SORE
By: D.U Innocent Esq. Before I got into the university, I had seen movies where lecturers used undue influence to either extort money...
Oct 16, 20194 min read


Girl Force: Unscripted and Unstoppable
In recent times, we have seen the girl child break the bounds and limits society placed on her in the past. Now, the girl child can dare...
Oct 11, 20191 min read


ADDRESSING SOCIAL INJUSTICE THROUGH STRATEGIC IMPACT LITIGATION.. CASE STUDY OF LAWYERS ALERT.
By Chigoziem Ellen Onugha For problems ranging from poverty to bad governance, laws and policies in a country like Nigeria with over...
Oct 7, 20195 min read
CAVEAT
Lawyers Alert hereby puts our readers on notice that all articles on this page are of the writers opinion and do not necessarily...
Oct 2, 20191 min read


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


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


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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