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Impact of Covid-19 on Fundamental Human Rights According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Nigeria on 27 February 2020. At …

Institutional Framework for decongestion of Prison The flagrant violations of laws by persons in authority and who has the mandate to protect and enforce the law are frustrating and inimical …

Congestion in Detention Centres in Nigeria The situation where the number of persons in detention far outweighs the capacity of the detention centres is predominant in Nigeria. The purpose for …

Legal Framework on Decongestion of Detention Centres in Nigeria Sanity and orderliness in every society can only be achieved when there are laws and strong institutions to enforce the laws. …

Legal Issues in Fundamental Rights Enforcement and Covid-19 Fundamental human rights are rights which upon actual breach or threat of breach are enforceable in the court, as such fundamental human …

There are several laws protecting human rights in Nigeria and they include the 1999 Constitution, International Bills of Rights like UDHR, ICCPR and regional laws like African Charter on Human …

  The legal framework for the derogation of human rights in emergency period in Nigeria includes the 1999 Constitution and the Quarantine Act. The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria The constitution …

There are several institutions protecting an enforcing human rights in Nigeria and they include the Judiciary, The National Human Rights Commission, The Public Complaints Commission. The Judiciary The main body …

The term ‘right’ is drawn from the Latin word ‘rectus’ which refers to a valid and justifiable claim over something, or the power or privilege to do or not to …