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The Stakeholder’s dialogue on Civil-Military Relations in Umahia by Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD) In Collaboration Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS) has its discussion on the incidences of attacks by security agencies on citizens, attacks on press freedom, attacks on freedom of association, and attacks on free speech.  The event also highlighted …

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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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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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The online civic space in Nigeria is increasingly under attack by governmental forces with limited understanding of digital platforms/media and how they function. This lack of awareness of digital platforms and how to best control them informs the government’s reaction to protest and advocacy. The online civic space in Nigeria began to take shape in …

NIGERIA AND ITS ONLINE CIVIC SPACE Read More »

Women, children and women activist/human rights defenders in conflict situations are at heightened risks of experiencing verbal abuse and harassment, gendered physical attacks, acid attacks, rape and other forms of sexual attacks, and become targets of hate speech based on misogyny, homophobia, transphobia and racism. (Amnesty International, 2019). Through restrictive bills, the Nigerian state is …

Digital Rights Restrictions; A Menace To Civic Space Read More »