2013 May

State of Nebraska Ensures Children are Sentenced Fairly and in their Status as Children

The State of Nebraska is at it again with further positive development on the issues of fair sentencing of children and teenagers. This time Nebraska has taken an important first

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Overview of Security and Governance Challenges in the South East: A Case for Abia State by Dr. Ukoha Ukiwo, Department of Political Science University of Port Harcourt

Mr. Clement Nwankwo, Chairman Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre Abuja chaired the first session of presentations of commissioned studies of security and governance challenges in South East Nigeria during the

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Security and Governance Challenges in Anambra State by Chijioke Kelechi Iwuamadi, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus UNEC

Mr. Iwuamadi began his research presentation with background information about politics in Anambra State. According to him, research has revealed that since the beginning of the Fourth Republic in 1999,

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Security and Governance Challenges in Imo State by Dr. Chukwunenye Okereke, Department of Sociology, University of Port Harcourt

The findings of the study of Imo State were not drastically different from that of other state of the South East region. The mechanisms employed in the study were all

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Security and Governance Challenges in Ebonyi State by Dr. Smart Otu, Department of Sociology, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

At the recently organized Summit by CLEEN Foundation Nigeria, the security and governance challenges of the five states of South East Nigeria were examined. In this piece, the security and

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Security and Governance Challenges in Enugu State by Dr. Nwachukwu Orji, Institute of Development Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka

The Study of governance and security challenges of Enugu employed same mechanism as earlier studies. The following key issues were studied as having direct link to security and governance in

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PRAWA Engages Nigerian Police Force on Witness Counseling and New Witness Tracking

The efforts of the justice sector institutions in Nigeria to enhance attendance of witnesses to courts and revive the moribund laws relating to witness support and protection has received a

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HURIDOCS Makes Litigation for NGOs Even More Easier with Casebox

An Organization known as Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems International HURIDOCS whose main objective is to provide human rights organizations with customized advice, training and support, so that they

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African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Condemns Military Takeover in the Central African Republic

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ACHPR has condemned the military takeover of government in the Central African Republic. The release dated Banjul, 27 March 2013 from the

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Prisoners in Enugu State Prisons Trained on their Rights and Responsibilities

The Human Rights Training Integrated HRTI a Nigerian Prisons Service NPS and PRAWA project focusing on human rights and best prison practices supported by British High Commission BHC took the

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