Stakeholders in the legal profession have decried the decreasing number of human rights activists among lawyers. This was disclosed at the International Human Rights Day Summit 2022 organised by Human Rights Committee, Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). While noting that lawyers are at the centre of human rights activism, the erudite scholar pointed to a research by Human Rights Watch, which said six out of seven lawyers are human rights activists. While calling for the end of every form of human rights abuses, she stressed on the need to sustain the struggle for respect for human rights, and promotion of peaceful coexistence. I call on all civil society groups to cross-fertilise ideas and cross-implement transformations that guarantee human rights protection.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2022 17:32 UTC