Universal Periodic Review (UPR) pre-session for Nigeria
09 Oct 2018 - All day
The Lutheran Church in Nigeria members, including LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa, and civil society organisations at a joint workshop in Nigeria about the Universal Periodic Review â UPR mechanism. Photo: LWF/ LCCN/ Felix Samari
A delegation from The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria and partner civil society organizations working on human rights and peacebuilding will participate in the pre-session of the UPR for Nigeria. During the pre-session the delegation will be meeting with different Diplomatic Missions in Geneva to advocate for redress of issues related to violent attacks against farmers by nomadic Fulani herdsmen in Numan Federation in Nigeria.
The delegation will lobby Missions to make recommendations to the Government of Nigeria on how to end the conflict, ensure justice, accountability and reparations for lives lost and properties damaged, and how to protect the rights of the indigenous communities in this region to life, peace and security, and the rights of the child.
These issues and their recommendations are documented in a report which the civil society coalition for the UPR has submitted to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Language: English
Department: Department for Theology and Public Witness
The Lutheran Church in Nigeria members, including LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa, and civil society organisations at a joint workshop in Nigeria about the Universal Periodic Review â UPR mechanism. Photo: LWF/ LCCN/ Felix Samari
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