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Organizing and Mobilizing Techniques and Strategies for Human Rights Defenders in Nigeria
Eze Chris Akani
Article Number - 643035BEA0263 | Vol. 4(1), pp. 1-7, April 2023 |
Received: 15 March 2022 | Accepted: 23 January 2023 | Published: 10 April 2023
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Abstract
The 21st century
has become the age of rights. This was made possible because of the improvement
and scientific revolution in the areas of communication, movement of persons,
goods and services. This phenomenal development has broken all artificial,
national and geographical boundaries. Indeed, we are all journalists living in
compressed world often referred to as the global village. Unfortunately, these
developments have heralded a trail of human rights, disrespect and suppression.
This has necessitated the need for the training and retraining of Human Rights
Defenders. They would ensure that human rights as an inalienable concept are
not treated according to the whims of rulers and persons. This study seeks to
examine how the human rights defenders can within the epoch of globalization
ensure that people are not unnecessarily denied of their rights. The method of
data collection is primarily from secondary sources. These include a review of
existing literature, United Nations human rights instruments, official bulletin,
newspapers and magazines. We also visited some research institutes such as the
National Institute for International Affairs (NIIA) and the Claude Ake School
of Government in the University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State. It was
discovered that human rights in the 21st century, particularly in
Nigeria has been needlessly violated. This is because of lingering human
insecurity, popular ignorance, rising frustration due to rising unemployment
and lack of Government political will to ensure good governance. We therefore,
recommend that there should be a vigorous political education class to make
people aware of their rights. Government should ensure that the protection of
the rights of the people is mainstreamed in all their policies and programmes. Keywords: Mainstreamed,
Human rights defenders, Globalization, Human rights, Politics.
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Authors
Eze
Chris Akani
Political Science Department, Ignatius Ajuru University of
Education, Rumuorlumeni, Rivers State, Nigeria. Email: [email protected]
How to Cite this Article
Akani, E. C. (2023).
Organizing and Mobilizing Techniques and Strategies for Human Rights Defenders
in Nigeria. Archives of Political Science
Research, 4(1), 1-7.
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