PRAWA Newsletter April, 2014
Highlights 48 Prison Inmates Passed the West African Examination Council, (WAEC) Enhancing Diligent and High Quality Prosecution in Abuja, Nigeria Revision of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of
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48 Prison Inmates Passed the West African Examination Council, (WAEC)
People who hold the view that nothing good can come out of prisoners may begin to think otherwise. At least, the performance of some inmates of the Ikoyi Prisons, Lagos
Read ContinueEnhancing Diligent and High Quality Prosecution in Abuja, Nigeria
The DFID-funded Justice for All (J4A) Programme implemented in partnership with PRAWA began working with the government and non-government actors of Abuja in 2012 to speed up Criminal Justice delivery
Read ContinueRevision of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners: Report of the 3rd Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting
Culled from Penal Reform International: http://www.penalreform.org The advanced copy of the report of the third Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting held in Vienna on 25-28 March 2014 on the revision of
Read ContinueWhy Prison Isn’t Working For Women
Culled from the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com It’s a weekday morning, and in a packed lecture theatre in central London, author and consultant Stephanie Covington is telling about 100 people who work
Read ContinueFinal Communiqué of the15th Extra – Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) held its 15th Extra-Ordinary Session, from 7 to 14 March 2014, in Banjul, The Gambia; which was convened to deal
Read ContinueAFEX Welcomes ACHPR Resolution on Media Attacks in Somalia
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the African on Human Right and People’s Rights’ (ACHPR) resolution addressing the continual attacks on media workers in Somalia. Resolution 264: Resolution
Read ContinueTaking Drug Abuse Awareness to the Ibeju Lekki Communities of Lagos State, Nigeria
In today’s world, the scourge of drug abuse or drug addiction has become highly worrisome. The consequence of such addiction, abuse, trafficking or even cultivation can be devastating; especially as
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