Women, children face higher risk of abuse from jungle justice – FIDA
“Civil societies and human rights organisations like the Justice Sector Reform team, Nigeria Bar Association, FIDA and Nigeria Association of Women Journalists should continue to create awareness and sensitise the public on the illegality and consequences of mob action.“The sensitisation should cover mob action, jungle justice and all forms of human rights violations,” she said.“The human rights consequences of jungle justice is that it violates the right to life, fair hearing, dignity and due process as enshrined in Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution (as amended) and other International and regional legal frameworks,” she said.
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