Nigeria
Nigeria
The Equal Rights Trust has been working with the Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) in Nigeria since 2010 to provide legal assistance and other support to survivors of discriminatory torture and inhuman treatment.
In the last five years, we have supported more than 50 survivors of torture and inhuman treatment to bring prosecutions against those responsible for their treatment. We have had a number of notable court victories.
Abduction of Nigerian Schoolgirls Prompts Further Attempt at Legal Reform of US Foreign Aid Policy
London, 22 May 2014
On 8 May, in the wake of the abduction of more than two hundred schoolgirls in Nigeria, a bi-partisan group of Senators reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA), which has been rejected twice before, to the US Senate.
Nigeria Becomes the Latest Country to Pass Dangerous Anti-Gay Legislation
London, 15 January 2014
On 7 January 2014, President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act in secret. The Act imposes lengthy prison sentences on any person who attempts to enter into a same-sex marriage or civil union; who participates in a gay club, society or organisation; or who makes a public display of affection with a person of the same sex.
Goodluck Jonathan Submission
ERT's Submission to President Goodluck Jonathan Regarding the Nigeria Disability Bill
The Equal Rights Trust letter to the Governor of Lagos State urging him to bring into force the Lagos State Special Peoples Bill 2010 (28 March 2011).
Full text of letter dated 28 March 2011 to His Excellency, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria, urging him to bring into force the Lagos State Special Peoples Bill 2010. The Equal Rights Trust consider the Special Peoples Bill to be a positive development in the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, who face ongoing discrimination and stigmatisation.
an Invisible Victim - Testimony from a Man with Mental Disabilities in Nigeria, The Equal Rights Review, Volume Three
This is the testimony from a man with mental disabilities in Nigeria. It was published in volume three of The Equal Rights Review.
ERT Case Summary: Odafe and others v Attorney General and others Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/680/2003
This is the ERT case summary of the Nigerian Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, decision of Odafe and others v Attorney General and others Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/680/2003.
ERT Case Summary: Mojekwu v Mojekwu [1997] 7 NWLR 283
This is the ERT case summary of the Nigerian Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, decision of Mojekwu v Mojekwu [1997] 7 NWLR 283.
ERT Case Summary: Mojekwu & others v Ejikeme & others (2000) 5 NWLR 402
This is the ERT case summary of the Nigerian Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, decision of Mojekwu & others v Ejikeme & others (2000) 5 NWLR 402.
