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A coalition of Nigerian Human Rights Civil Society raises concerns over the government’s attitude towards the implementation and protection of Nigeria’s human rights. HumanRights Nigeria

[FILES] UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres adjusts his tie as he arrives at the opening day of the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on February 25, 2019 in Geneva.

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. She explained that the UPR process is an all-encompassing process that contains all human right obligations, adding that the process encourages CSOs and government agencies to be part of it.

 

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