CSOS Decry Lack Of Political Will To Implement UN Human Right Recommendations
Aof Nigerian Human Rights Civil Society Organisation (CSOS) on Universal Periodic Review (UPR) has raised concerns over the government’s altitude towards the implementation of Nigeria’s human rights
commitments contained in the recommendations of the UPR 2019 for the promotion and protection of human rights.
The coalition, which is managed by Partnership for Justice in collaboration with the Australian Embassy, has over 30 CSOS working together to ensure full implementation of the recommendations before the next mid-term review. Speaking during its zonal conference in Abuja, coordinator of the coalition of UPR in Nigeria, Ivy Basil Ofili, explained that the essence of the workshop was to device ways to strengthen CSOS and other relevant stakeholders to monitor and document the UPR recommendations that were accepted by Nigerian representatives at the United Nation (UN) General Assembly. She explained that the UPR process is an allencompassing process that contains all human right obligations, adding that the process encourages CSOS and government agencies to be part of it.
Disclosing that the midterm review of the recommendations will take
representing Kano South senatorial district in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Kabiru Gaya, has commended Nigerians for the show of solidarity in ensuring that Zainab Aliyu and Ibrahim Abubakar who were arrested in Jeddah were released.
The Nigerian Government secured the release of Zainab, a student of Maitama Sule University, Kano, who was arrested and had been in detention since December when tramadol was found in her bag on place in two years, Ofili said Nigeria is supposed to hold the government accountable, ensure they keep to promises made with respect to protection and promotion of human rights. She called on Nigerians to clamour for the setting up of the board of the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) so that human right violations that get to the commission can easily be dealt with.
Gaya Commends Nigerians Over Solidarity For Release Of Aliyu, Abubakar
arrival in Saudi Arabia. Her continued detention sparked widespread sympathy all over the country on the back of claims that she was innocent and only fell victim to a drug cartel at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, that specialises in hiding hard drugs in travellers’ bags.
Gaya thanked the senate President, senate and all Nigerians for their support. Saudi Arabia also released Ibrahim Abubakar, the other Nigerian arrested alongside Zainab Aliyu to the Nigerian Consulate in Jeddah.