PRAWA commits to Criminal Justice Reforms, reels out 30th anniversary activities
Maureen Okpe The Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, PRAWA, has reiterated it’s organisation’s commitment to maintain the advocacy on implementing…
PRAWA calls for urgent action to address crisis in Nigeria’s Correctional Service
Maureen Okpe In a joint effort to address the crisis in Nigeria’s Correctional Service system, the Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare…
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…
PRAWA Advocates Effective Case Management, Decongestion of Custodial Centers
Maureen Okpe The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, (PRAWA), and some relevant stakeholders has advocated the need for effective case…
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…
Interior Ministry, PRAWA lament overcrowded correctional centres, call for pre-trial detention reforms
*FG plans to cease inmate feeding to address overcrowding Gift Wada The Federal Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with the…
PRAWA expresses concern over rising cases of torture in Nigeria
•Urges govt to enforce laws to end torture Gift James The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has expressed concern…
Overcrowded Prisons: Over 70% of inmates on the awaiting-trial list—PRAWA
•Calls for non-custodial measures Gift Wada With over 70% of unconvicted inmates in the Nigerian correctional facilities, the Prisoners Rehabilitation…