ActionAid Nigeria has known as on the Federal Authorities to make sure the rights and security of Nigerian youths planning a nationwide protest beginning on August 1st.
The organisation emphasised the significance of residents’ constitutional rights to peaceable meeting and protest.
ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation working to advertise social justice, human rights, and poverty eradication in Nigeria, is an affiliate of ActionAid Worldwide, a worldwide federation of NGOs working in over 45 nations.
In a press release on Monday, the Nation Director, Andrew Mamedu, mentioned, “We firmly help residents’ constitutional rights to peaceable meeting and protest. Each Nigerian has the inalienable proper to voice their grievances and demand accountability from their authorities with out worry of violence or retribution.”
The assertion highlighted the federal government’s failure to deal with residents’ issues, resulting in repeated violent clampdowns on protesters.
It mentioned, “The federal authorities should not enable the violent repression of peaceable protesters to repeatedly repeat itself. Any such actions could be a extreme violation of human rights and undermine the democratic rules that our nation strives to uphold.”
ActionAid Nigeria demanded that the federal government handle the foundation causes of the protest, present enough safety for protesters, and decide to stopping violent repression.
The organisation additionally appealed to protesters to keep up peace and order throughout demonstrations.
It added, “We additionally enjoin residents and politicians inclined to kind anti-protest teams to respect the rights of their fellow Nigerians to peaceable meeting, and any violations of those rights should be met with the total extent of the legislation.”
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