Nigeria
State Reports
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Nigeria: 4th Periodic Report, 2008-2010 Submitted: 1 August 2011Concluding Observations: available
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Nigeria: 3rd Periodic Report, 2005-2008 Submitted: 1 September 2008Concluding Observations: available
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Nigeria: 2nd Periodic Report, 1990-2004 Submitted: 1 November 2006Concluding Observations: available
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Nigeria: 1st Periodic Report, 1990-1992 Submitted: 1 April 1993
Mission Reports
- Report of Promotion Mission to Nigeria, 2009
Commissioner: Musa Ngary Bitaye
- Nigeria: Mission on Rights of Women, 2001
Special Mechanism: Special Rapporteur on Rights of WomenCommissioner: Julienne Ondziel-Gnelenga
- Nigeria: Promotional Mission, 1997
Commissioner: Emmanuel Victor Oware Dankwa,Atsu-Koffi Amega
Latest News
Press Releases
- Press Release by the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa on the Occasion of the Entry into Force of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa06 December 2012
- Press Statement on the Promotion Mission regarding Prisons by Commissioner Catherine Dupe Atoki, to the Federal Republic of Nigeria19 August 2011
- Press Release by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa in respect of the proposed Nigerian Press Council and the Practice of Journalism in Nigeria Bill 200925 November 2009
Adopted Resolutions
Decisions on Communications
- 338/07. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) / Federal Republic of Nigeria
- 300/05. Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project / Nigeria
- 273/03. Centre for Advancement of Democracy, Social Justice, Conflict Resolution and Human Welfare / Nigeria
- 269/03. INTERIGHTS (on behalf of Safia Yakubu Husaini et al) / Nigeria
- 268/03. Ilesanmi / Nigeria
NGO Statements
Ratification Tables
The list of binding legal instruments this country has signed or ratified
NGOs Granted Observer Status
- Constitutional Rights Project
- Committee for the Defense of Human Rights
- Legal Research and Resource Development Centre
- Universal Defenders of Democracy
- Women Concerned
- Media Rights Agenda
- Women Justice Program
- Shelter Rights Initiative new name: Socio-Economic Rights Initiative
- Women, Law and Development Centre
- Association of Episcopal Conference of Anglophone West Africa (AECAWA) - new name Regional Episcopal Conference Of West Africa (RECOWA)
- Prisoners' Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA)
- Legal Defence Centre
- Medical Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma Victims
- Center for Democracy and Development
- Association Nigérienne pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme
- Women's Aid Collective (WACOL)
- HURI-LAWS The Human Rights Law Service
- National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADL)
- Legal Defence & Assistance Project
- Access to Justice
- Baobab for Women’s Rights
- Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)
- Rights Enforcement and Public Law Centre (REPLACE)
- CLEEN Foundation
- The West African Bar Association (WABA)
- International Federation of Women Lawyers Association
NHRI Affiliate Status
Documents
Links
- African Union
- African Court
- Pan-African Parliament
- ACERWC
- Engagement with other intergovernmental fora
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