The lawsuit seeks to address the Benue State IDP crisis with a specific focus on the government’s failure to provide adequate security.
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The report identified stigma and discrimination as the major challenges faced by persons affected by Tuberculosis in Nigeria.
The training held in Abuja was aimed at equipping the NTBLCP personnel with relevant information regarding TB human rights based response and was supported by the Stop TB Partnership.
The training held between 25th and 26th of May in Abuja, during which lawyers were equipped with strategies for conducting SIL, relevance of reproductive rights and the Maputo protocol.
In this interview with JULIANA FRANCIS, Mom speaks on how to encourage more women to participate in politics
LA is assisting persons affected by TB in accessing free legal services in situations when their rights have been violated.
This was the thrust of a session on VAWG, which focused on: “Enhancing Justice for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria,” organised by Lawyers Alert in partnership with the Gender Unit of the Nigeria Police Force and Police Duty Solicitor Scheme of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria.
The President of Lawyers Alert, Rommy Mom, noted that many people were no longer wearing face masks and that many have jettisoned other measures recommended to prevent the spread of the virus.
A Civil Society organization in Nigeria, Lawyers Alert, has threatened to institute legal action over the poor and slow pace of the implementation of Federal Government’s policy on decongestion of prisons in the country as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the inmates.
Data on human rights abuse associated with petty offences in Nigeria covering the period October 2019 to March 2020 have been released by Lawyers Alert.
A Civil Society Organisation in Nigeria, Lawyers Alert, has disclosed its plan to monitor the implementation of the decongestion of country’s Correctional Centres as part of measures to prevent the outbreak and spread of Coronavirus Disease in prisons.
Lawyers in Nigeria have scaled up the push for the decriminalisation of petty offences in the country to curb unwarranted imprisonment of poor and indigent citizens over minor issues.
The HIV/AIDS (anti-discrimination) Act, 2014 was enacted to discourage discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS, particularly at workplaces