CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS IN NIGERIA URGE THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP AND SUBMIT ITS REPORT TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE


 

 

Overview.

The CLEEN Foundation and Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) have jointly appealed to the Nigerian government to comply with its obligation to the Convention Against Torture by sending its report to the Committee in accordance with Article 19 of the Convention Against Torture Treaty.

This demand was made as part of a series of activities carried out by both organizations towards the implementation of the Convention Against Torture in Nigeria.

While Nigeria has recorded some progress in terms of the enactment of relevant legal provisions including an Anti-Torture Act in 2017, acts of torture have unfortunately persisted.

The Convention Against Torture is a treaty that is committed to ending torture, inhumane, and degrading treatment of persons.

Nigeria ratified the treaty in 2001, but has failed to submit her status on torture for over two decades. In a project titled “Development of Alternative Report on the Implementation of the Convention Against Torture in Nigeria,”

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CLEEN Foundation and PRAWA, with the support of the World Organization Against Torture, are leading national consultations to develop a joint CSO report to be submitted to the 72nd session of CAT in November, 2021.

This will be done through the conduct of a Stakeholders Workshop on the CAT Implementation in Nigeria, Review and Validation Workshop, High Level Advocacy Meetings, 2-day Capacity Building for the Consortium, selected CSOs, the NHRC and Ministry of Justice, capacity building for journalists and the development of an alternative report on CAT Implementation in Nigeria led by CSOs.

Three key deliverables are expected from Nigeria at the 72nd CAT session in November, 2021–the government report on the situation of torture in Nigeria, the National Human Rights Commission’s report and the Civil Society Alternative Report.
In accordance to the state’s obligation to this treaty, the CLEEN Foundation and PRAWA are jointly using this press statement to appeal to the Federal government of Nigeria to meet its obligations and submit their report as expected.

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CLEEN Foundation is a non-governmental organization established in 1998 with the mission to promote public safety, security and accessible justice through empirical research, legislative advocacy, demonstration programmes and publications, in partnership with government and civil society and the private

About PRAWA
PRAWA is a non-governmental organization with the mission to promote institutional reforms in formal and informal sector for access to justice, rehabilitation, and social development of prisoners, ex-prisoners, torture victim and youth at risk. Established in December 1994, PRAWA exists to provide practical support services to prisoners, ex-prisoners, survivors of torture, youth-at-risk, and their families. PRAWA’s main focus is on promoting transformative justice models that recognize healing and accessible justice for victims, offenders and the community. PRAWA carries out its programmes through capacity building of criminal justice agents on human rights and good practice, policy advocacy, research, public awareness, and provision of correctional/community-based support services for target groups. PRAWA hosts the secretariat for the CSO Forum on Detention and Corrections. It is also the coordinating center for of the Network of Specialized Rehabilitation Centres for the Treatment of Torture Survivors in Nigeria, and a member of the Sub-Saharan Network Against Torture and Organized Violence (SANTOV) and the regional hub for the African Security Sector Reform Network (ASSN).


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