NGO trains lawyers, civil society on human rights in Lagos
The Avocates Sans Frontières France (ASFF), also known as Lawyers Without Borders, has organised a training for 46 lawyers, civil society groups and the media on international human rights standards. In a statement signed by the Communications Officer, Damian Daga, ASFF said the training in Lagos is part of its programme on ‘Strengthening National Actors […]
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The Avocates Sans Frontières France (ASFF), also known as Lawyers Without Borders, has organised a training for 46 lawyers, civil society groups and the media on international human rights standards.
In a statement signed by the Communications Officer, Damian Daga, ASFF said the training in Lagos is part of its programme on ‘Strengthening National Actors Capacities and Advocate for Ending Serious Human Rights Violations in Nigeria (SAFE)’.
ASFF said while the first part of the training targeted the media professional and civil society actors, the second targeted personnel of the various security agencies, including the Police, the Army, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp, the Department of State Services, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, the Nigerian Correctional Service and the Nigerian Immigration Service among others.
The Head of Office of ASFF, Angela Uwandu,W said the training for the media and CSOs actors is aimed at building their capacity for proper monitoring, documentation and reporting of human rights violations in the field; the training for security agencies is aimed at strengthening their capacity and knowledge on human rights standards as outlined in various international, regional and national Human Rights Instruments and laws.
“With the training, the CSOs and Media participants have been provided with knowledge on fundamental human rights on various thematic areas and they were also trained on how to document human rights violations by security agents as well as how to engage appropriate authorities on enforcement of fundamental human rights violations,” she said