Elections, Democracy and Good Governance
SNAP ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE POST TRAINING JUDICIAL PANEL OF INQUIRY IN NIGERIA POST #ENDSARS PROTEST POST-TRAINING FACILITATED BY ICJ, LA AND NHRC
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INTRODUCTION
This report assesses the outcome of the capacity-building exercise facilitated by Lawyers Alert and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in partnership with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), for Judges and Judicial Panel Members sitting in 30 states in December 2020 in terms of progress and success rate of the panels. This evaluation is based on desk review, field visits, and interviews with project beneficiaries and partners.
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JUDICIAL PANELS OF INQUIRY: LAWYERS ALERT’S INTERVENTION IN ABIA STATE
11/11/2020 to 13/04/2021
Upon the approval to constitute Judicial Panels of inquiry to investigate the events that led to the #ENDSARS protests that took place in 2020 in Nigeria and the human rights abuses on citizens by security operatives; the National Human Rights Commission’s Executive Secretary, Mr Anthony O. Ojukwu constituted the said Panels in 32 States of the Federation.
ADVOCACY VISIT TO LAWYERS ALERT BY RIGHT TO LIFE INITIATIVE
20th January 2020
Right to Life Initiative, a Key and Affected Population (KAP) focused organization paid an advocacy visit to Lawyers Alert on the 20th of January, 2020 to discuss issues of mutual interest and strengthening of ties between the two organizations.
LAWYERS ALERTS’ OFFICE AND THE OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATION (OSF) DISCUSS SHRINKING CIVIC SPACE
6th February 2020
On the 6th of February 2020, a representative of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and Open Society Foundation (OSF) and Lawyers Alert rubbed minds on the shrinking civic space and notable Bills like NGO Bill, Social Media Bill, False Information Bill, etc. before the Nigeria parliament. At this meeting were Jeff and Anita from OSF, while LA was represented by Olayemi, Blessing, Roseline, and Bamidele.