VSI – Vision Spring Initiatives

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The Feminist Hub will serve as a resource center to provide information on shrinking civic space highlighting efforts of civil society organizations and other groups to reclaim this space; also to amplify the voices of women, girls and groups made vulnerable by laws and policies.

STAKEHOLDERS’ DIALOGUE ON CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS

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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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DEFENDING WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN DIFFICULT TIMES

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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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THE CIVIC SPACE AND ITS SHRINKAGE

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

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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

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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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THE SHRINKING CIVIC SPACE IMPACT ON WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS

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The promotion and implementation of repressive policies, as well as participation limits, have mostly stifled the development of progressive institutional structures. The civic space is being repressed as a result of this. Participation is critical, especially for impact and policymakers, but Nigeria’s closing civic space has impeded the involvement of crucial players, particularly women. Governments are …

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Digital Rights Restrictions; A Menace To Civic Space

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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 …

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