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3-Day Peer-To-Peer Training conducted by the Network of Organizations Working with Street Connected Children
3-Day Peer-To-Peer Training conducted by the Network of Organizations Working with Street Connected Children The Network of Organizations Working with Street Connected Children in Kano, including PRAWA, recently coordinated a Read Continue
PRAWA Embraces the 2023 Yellow Ribbon Project
PRAWA Embraces the 2023 Yellow Ribbon Project The Yellow Ribbon Project is a worldwide movement dedicated to shining a light on the challenges confronting individuals who have completed their sentences Read Continue
3 Days Capacity Building workshop on Medico-Legal Documentation and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims
Over the course of 3 days (4th to 6th September), PRAWA organized a Capacity Building workshop on Medico-Legal Documentation and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims. The training intended to further equip Read Continue
Meetings of the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT)
meetings of the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) At the 1852th and 1855th meetings of the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) held on 16 and 17 November 2021, Read Continue
PRAWA Lagos Celebrates the 2023 International Youth Day alongside Aspiring Football Talents from FACKSON NET PRO, Lagos State
On August 12, 2023, PRAWA celebrated International Youth Day under the theme “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World.” This theme signifies cross-generational responsibility for achieving Sustainable Development Goals Read Continue
Stakeholders Review Model State Law on Correctional Service
Stakeholders Review Model State Law on Correctional Service The first review workshop for a Model State Law on Correctional Service was held on the 7th of August at Rockview Hotel Read Continue
PUBLIC DISPLAY OF UNPROFFESSIONALISM/TUSSLE BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF STATE SERVICES (DSS) AND NIGERIAN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE (NCoS): A CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
PUBLIC DISPLAY OF UNPROFFESSIONALISM/TUSSLE BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF STATE SERVICES (DSS) AND NIGERIAN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE (NCoS): A CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PRAWA vehemently condemns in its entirety the contemptuous show of shame Read Continue
10 inmates with the option of fine were released from Umuahia Custodial Center
10 inmates with the option of fine were released from Umuahia Custodial Center PRAWA Abia office was able to secure the release of ten inmates with the option of fine Read Continue
PRAWA facilitated the release of another 30 inmates including 4 juveniles
PRAWA facilitated the release of another 30 inmates including 4 juveniles On Thursday 13th July 2023, the Chief Judge of Lagos State Hon Justice Kazeem Alogba in his effort to Read Continue
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENTLY RUN CORRECTIONAL SERVICE IN NIGERIA: AN URGENT CALL FOR SUSTAINED MECHANISMS FOR THE DECONGESTION OF CUSTODIAL CENTERS.

PRAWA identifies with the Hon Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on his recent call for urgent decongestion of ‘Jails’ in Nigeria and recommends that as a matter of urgency, all

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