RIGHT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IN NIGERIA: A FAILED REALITY Human rights are inherent rights belonging to each and every individual world over and right to life is universally recognized as a foundational right without which other rights cannot be implemented. Nigeria is a signatory to various international/ regional instruments (protocols) that promote and protect […]
A Statement on Women’s Human Rights in Nigeria at the 62 Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) (25 April – 9 May 2018) Submitted by: Alliances for Africa (AfA)[1] Observer Status Number No: 235 Your Excellency Madam Chairperson of the Commission, Honourable Commissioners, Distinguished Delegates and participants, I […]
PRESS RELEASE: The Nigerian Feminists Forum (NFF) is dismayed and alarmed by what appears to be an overwhelming rise in killings in Nigeria’s central state of Plateau. The coordinated retaliatory attack took place on Monday June 25, 2018 in 11 villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area left many innocent people dead especially women […]
No fewer than 120 persons were weekend killed in several villages in Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Riyom local government areas of Plateau State in fresh attacks by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen, while over 200 others sustained gunshot injuries. However, Commander of the Special Military Task Force, Major General Anthony Atolagbe, last night confirmed […]
At the three-day retreat to promote national cohesion and build platforms to manage diversities, powered by Yar’adua foundation, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential library (OOPL) and Ford Foundation, Alliances for Africa was represented by members of her SheGoverns Campaign; a platform for inspiring, mentoring and integrating young women into political leadership at all tiers. The retreat which took […]
16th of June every year is set aside to commemorate the African Child. This year’s theme, “Leave No Child Behind For Africa’s Development” builds on the momentum elicited by the 2017 theme for DAC “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for Children in Africa: Accelerating Protection, Empowerment and Equal Opportunity.” This year’s theme focuses on Africa’s […]
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