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Workshop Report Prison Decongestion and Reform of Criminal Justice Law

[vc_row row_content_display="in_grid" row_content_display_align="left" row_type="row" stretch_row_type="yes"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Workshop Report Prison Decongestion and Reform of Criminal Justice Law - A Civil Society Perspective - A workshop hosted and organized by Misereor Dialogue and Partnership Services (DPS) Held at Vines Hotel, Durumi, FCT...

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Media Forum on Reinvigorating Non-Custodial Provisions of the Lagos State Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2015

[vc_row row_content_display="in_grid" row_content_display_align="left" row_type="row" stretch_row_type="yes"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] On the 30th of April 2019, we organized a media forum with the theme “Reinvigorating Non-Custodial Provisions of the Lagos State  Administration of Criminal justice Law 2015” to call on the Lagos State Judiciary to...

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HURILAWS/One voice Media parley on “Nigeria’s 2019 Elections: Serious Matters Arising”

[vc_row row_content_display="in_grid" row_content_display_align="left" row_type="row" stretch_row_type="yes"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] HURILAWS/One voice Media parley on “Nigeria’s 2019 Elections: Serious Matters Arising” supported by National Endowment for Democracy (NED) held on the 11th of April 2019 [/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid item="mediaGrid_SimpleOverlay" grid_id="vc_gid:1557844393973-fba7289a-c311-1" include="762,761"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Enhancing election petition process in Nigeria with the theme; Buhari, his men & his three cardinal programmes

Enhancing election petition process in Nigeria with the theme; ‘Buhari, his men & his three cardinal programmes held on the 23rd of September 2017 with support from NED [vc_media_grid element_width="3" item="mediaGrid_SimpleOverlay" grid_id="vc_gid:1557746636040-be0576f2-4726-0" include="421,422,423,424,425,426,427,428"][vc_separator color="sky" el_width="90"]

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Media parley on Enhancing election petition process in Nigeria held September 2018

Media parley on Enhancing election petition process in Nigeria held September 2018 with support from NED [vc_media_grid element_width="3" item="mediaGrid_SimpleOverlay" grid_id="vc_gid:1557746636038-1395ee97-a5c3-9" include="408,409,410,411,412,413,414,415,416,417,418,419"][vc_separator color="sky" el_width="90"]

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One Day Public Policy Dialogue on Corruption Cases in Nigeria and Administration of Criminal Justice Compliance

[vc_row row_content_display="in_grid" row_content_display_align="left" row_type="row" stretch_row_type="yes"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Report on the one day public policy dialogue on corruption cases in Nigeria and administration of criminal justice compliance held Thursday, 13th of December at Civic Hive, 42 Montgomery Road, Yaba, Lagos. The programme...

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HURILAWS Statement on World Day against the Death Penalty

October 10, 2018 is World Day against the Death Penalty. A day set aside every year to globally advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. The theme for this year is ‘Dignity for All; It aims at raising awareness on the...

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2016 budget’ll meet aspirations of Nigerians – HURILAWS

Senior Legal Programme Officer, Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS), Mr Collins Okeke, yesterday, said the 2016 budget would meet the aspirations of Nigerians across all walks of life, if properly implemented.Okeke, who spoke at a media briefing in Lagos, on...

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Constitution restructuring’ll revive Nigeria’s economy — HURILAWS

Human Rights Law Service, HURILAWS, has said the crucial issues in the nation’s constitution that should be looked at to revive Nigeria’s economy, include restructuring of the political arrangement to strengthen the states and local governments through the devolution of...

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Background of the Freedom of Information Request in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Act was passed into law on May 28 2011 by President Goodluck Jonathan, after the longest legislative (11years) debate in the history of Nigeria. The Freedom of Information Act gives everyone the right to request...

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