Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think that would be useful.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Let me speak on that. In terms of an observation mission, we know that you have a consulate in Nigeria, and they have participated in some meetings that the government has set up for the diplomatic community. It might mean liaising with your consulate and with other friendly co

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much. The international community's responsibility is to impress upon Nigeria to respect the rights of everyone within its territory and to be in compliance with the international obligations it has under international law. Definitely, whenever there are incidents

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  One thing that has worked a lot is messages to the Nigerian president that the violence needs to stop and that protection for human rights must be defended. For justice mechanisms to work, witnesses and human rights defendants should have the safety and protection to be able to a

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I can respond to that question, with the permission of the chair.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Nigeria has the police complaints response unit. They receive complaints, but generally it's complaints to sexual causes. Those complaints have not led to greater improvements for prosecuting officers when they've committed crimes. There's also the police oversight body known a

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I'll start with your last question. A lot of things have been building up in Nigeria over the last couple of years. It was in 2017 that #EndSARS started trending online. Last year there was a visit by the special rapporteur of the United Nations on extrajudicial or unlawful kil

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much, Chair, for the opportunity to shed a bit more light on the current situation in Nigeria. I would like to begin by stating that on the face of it, Nigeria is very compliant with human rights. It has ratified many international treaties, including the Internat