Women group calls for improved awareness, funding to tackle SGBV
Maureen Okpe A Non-Governmental Organisation, Women Aspire Empowerment Initiative (WEAI), has appealed to the Federal Government, United Nations and relevant…
EU, FG canvass funding for institutions fighting SGBV
*Expends N1bn establishing sexual assault referral centres across Nigeria Maureen Okpe The European Union (EU), have lamented the poor funding…
16 Days of Activism: EU, UN urge FG on adequate funding, safe havens for SGBV survivors
•Task legislators to strengthen oversight of VAPP Act … As NASS expresses concern over 28,000 reported SGBV cases since 2020…
Foreign Ministry debunks reported rejection of Nigeria at UNHRC
*Sets 4-year strategic vision, review of 4Ds-Tinubu Doctrine Senator Iroegbu The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described as false a…
Victim’s harrowing tale of torture: Calls for legal reforms and justice
Editor’s note: In Nigeria, a nation grappling with the persistent issue of torture, Mrs. Oluwafunsho Adeniyi’s impassioned plea for legal…
Nigerian Government taking steps to end torture–Solicitor-General
•As PRAWA calls for rehabilitation of torture victims Senator Iroegbu The Nigerian government is actively working to eradicate torture within…
CPJD set to strengthen criminal justice system reforms
Maureen Okpe The Lunae Center for Penal and Justice Development also known as Center for Penal Justice and Development (CPJD)…
Lagos Land-Grabbing Scandal: Sanwo-Olu Admin fingered as historic land ownership tussle heats up
Jude Johnson Background A contentious land ownership dispute in Lagos has caught the attention of the Nigerian public as documents…
Stakeholders collaborate to strengthen administration of criminal Justice system
Maureen Okpe In a bid to strengthen the administration of criminal Justice System, stakeholders of the sector has collaborated to…
FG, stakeholders list strategies to manage pretrial detention, prison congestion
•High-level conference on decongestion and corrections administration concludes with key resolutions Senator Iroegbu The Federal government, PRAWA and other stakeholders…