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Drug crises: NHRC calls for human rights-based approach to Nigeria

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday, raised the alarm over what it describes as alarming levels of drug abuse among young Nigerians, warning that the country’s response to the crisis ...
Mongabay

How conservation NGOs can put human rights principles into practice (commentary)

Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed positive changes by pushing for the adoption of international human rights ...
Independent Newspaper Nigeria on MSN

Prof. Olawuyi calls for rights-based food security approach at UN Human Rights Council

Chairperson of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Professor Damilola Olawuyi (SAN), has urged governments, agribusinesses and other stakeholders in the food sector to adopt ...
Mongabay

The cost of conservation without consent: Astrid Puentes on rights-based environmentalism

Astrid Puentes’s journey from Bogotá to the UN is shaped by a deep awareness of how environmental harm often mirrors social injustice. Early in her legal career, she confronted cases where pollution ...