VSI – Vision Spring Initiatives

November 2022

DEFENDING WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN DIFFICULT TIMES

In the context of shrinking space, beyond the implication this has for all human rights defenders, women human rights defenders are subject to attacks simply because they are women. Threats against women express themselves rather differently than threats against men. The former UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, pointed out that women …

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THE CIVIC SPACE AND ITS SHRINKAGE

WHAT IS THE CIVIC SPACE? Civic space represents a wide range of organized and organic groups including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), trade unions, social movements, grassroots organizations, online networks and communities, and faith groups (VanDyck, 2017; WEF, 2013). Historically, the civic space in Nigeria evolved organically with citizens focusing on issues of human rights, accountability, and …

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RADIO PROGRAM-THE SHRINKING CIVIC SPACE: GENDERED APPROACH TO A SECURE NIGERIA.

Vision Spring Initiatives just concluded a twelve-episodes radio program which was aired on Women Radio.  A platform for women and a few men to discuss the shrinking civic space; its impact on women, girls and human rights defenders and proffering solution to how government can ensure the protection of women and girls while protecting the …

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The Implications of Poverty On The Civic Space

Despite being the largest economy in Africa with a huge human capital, economic inequality has reached exponential proportions in Nigeria. As at May 2020, 40.1% of Nigerians were living below the poverty line and Nigerian ranked last out of 157 countries on the 15 overall inequality index. The economic inequality in the Nigeria with the …

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