OUR MISSION
We work to promote institutional reforms to create access to justice, rehabilitation, and social development for prisoners, ex-prisoners, torture victims and youth at risk.
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PRAWA is a non-governmental organization, which promotes human rights for people in prison, and helps those who've survived prison to successfully integrate into the community.
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OUR BELIEFS
Led by Dr. Uju Agomoh, PRAWA believes in the importance of an effective, just, humane and accessible justice system which recognizes support and rehabilitation to offenders, victims and the community. The organization has implemented extensive activities in the field of prisons and penal reforms as well as several innovative prison-based and community-based programmes.
- Victim-Offender Mediation and Reconciliation Services
- Basic Information Scheme (for pre-trial, trial and post-trial stages)
- Family Group Conferencing, Community Justice Forum
- Alternatives to Imprisonment – Community Service Scheme
- Human rights training for law enforcement and corrections officers
Why Choose us
In 1998 PRAWA introduced the first Alternative to Violence Program in West Africa with the support of the British Council. Under the project a first batch of 66 Volunteers were trained in partnership with AVP UK.
It also introduced the Family Link Project (1998/99), Prison Link Project (1999/2000) and several training programmes across Nigeria on International Human Rights Standards, Good Prison Practice and Prevention of Torture for criminal justice agents (including prison, police and judicial officers) and other related stakeholders over the years. To date, Prawa has trained over 10,000 persons on this. Several institutions have supported these trainings such as the British High Commission, Switzerland Embassy (Ghana), European Union through Penal Reform International, Switzerland Embassy (Nigeria), and OAK Fund/IRCT.
Staff
As a team, we come together for the greater good of creating change in the prison system throughout Africa
‘I’m overwhelmed with Joy to have been nominated to attend this important programme known as Human Rights Training Programme. Any person opportune to undergo this training will never go and ...
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Emmanuel Egapi
Honestly. I must confess that with this seminar organised by PRAWA, in no time Nigeria Police will be changed. This is because, ordinarily an average police officer sees themselves as ...
SP Aminu Yahaya
“I am happy this training was included in our course. The concept of human rights based policing is well understood. I know this is what a lot of officers are ...
Amage Blessing, RecruitNews/blog
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