Month: July 2020

Jul 17

Rule of Law And Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) Calls on the Inspector General of Police to Order an Investigation into the police invasion of the residence of a former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh

RULAAC watched with consternation, the video of Police officers attempting to break into the residence of former acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, without any warrant, before they were stopped by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. That act of invasion and attempt at forceful entry, without warrant, […]

Jul 17

OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP: Security and Freedom of Association in Uganda and Nigeria

”In Uganda, this work is carried out by a network of CSOs led by the Defenders Protection Initiative (DPI). In Nigeria, a group is led by Spaces for Change (S4C). Beyond these two countries, there is a regional network of civil society leaders working to prevent overregulation of the nonprofit sector through domestic awareness-raising, collaborating […]

Jul 17

FATF and Civic Space: Lessons from Nigeria

”In this article, Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri, Executive Director of Spaces for Change, walks us through the developments around shrinking space for civil society in Nigeria and how her NPO successfully organized civil society in engaging in the FATF process. In Nigeria, as elsewhere in the world, the drivers of shrinking civic space are not static. They […]

Jul 17

CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE: Civil Society and the Coronavirus; Dynamism Despite Disruption

In Nigeria, the Action Group on Free Civic Space is documenting and analyzing coronavirus-related government measures as well as violence by public authorities. The group Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has launched a hotline to report human rights violations related to the crisis and has successfully filed a court application on behalf of citizens who were assaulted by police […]

Jul 17

OPEN DEMOCRACY: How Civil Society is Fighting Back against Coronavirus Crackdowns

”In Nigeria, top civic watchdog Spaces for Change has adapted their digital platform to monitor government measures and document violence perpetrated or permitted by state agents in the context of COVID-19. The digital tracker collates reports from Nigeria’s 36 states and the West Africa sub-region” Read more: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/how-civil-society-fighting-back-against-coronavirus-crackdowns/

Jul 03

RULAAC: Monitoring Curfew Enforcement and Directives from IGP

”Rule of Law And Accountability Advocacy Action Centre (RULAAC) with support from the Open Society Justice Initiative is monitoring the implementation of the recent directive by the Inspector General of Police to minimize arrest and detention over simple offences. The monitoring also assesses compliance with the recent ‘Operational Guidelines for the Police and other Law […]

Jul 03

FENRAD: Justice for Victims of Extra Judicial Killings During the COVID-19 Lockdown Enforcement in Abia State

The Commissioner for Justice Abia State Ministry of Justice St. Finbarr’s Road Umuahia Sir, Demand for Justice for victims of extra judicial killings during the COVID 19 lockdown Enforcement in Abia State The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development, (acronymed FENRAD), an environmental rights and advocacy group, wishes to enquire […]