Human Rights in Nigeria

Paper Summary:

The author of this paper claims that widespread violations of human rights are a regular occurrence in Nigeria with the police force and justice system being the main perpetrators. The writer of the paper examines the situation in Nigeria and its roots and gives examples of police corruption. The writer continues and discusses aspects of international law regarding human rights. In particular, the writer
looks at the Geneva Conventions and the United Nations and discusses their inability to encourage any real change in the situation.

Outline:
History and Context
Current Western Involvement
Police Torture
Abuses as Violations of International Law
The United Nations
Complementary Procedures
Conclusion
Bibliography

From the Paper:

"Finally, on June 18, 2007, the Human Rights Council adopted a new Complaint Procedure to "address consistent patterns of gross and reliably attested violations of all human rights and all fundamental freedoms occurring in any part of the world and under any circumstances." Two distinct groups - the Working Group on Communications and the Working Group on Situations - were established with the mandate to bring to the attention of the Council patterns of human rights violations.
"Unfortunately, none of the UN's declarations or condemnations mean much if there is no international support for resolving a human rights situation. Reports and recommendations yield little to no results without a domestic surge of popular support in the offending country. The world at large is too greedy and the Nigerians themselves are too poor for this issue to receive the attention it deserves in the foreseeable future."

Sample of Sources Used:

• International Court of Justice. Statute of the Court. Web site: http://www.icj-cij.org/documents/index.php?p1=4&p2=2&p3=0
• Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Web site: http://www.un.org/law/icc/index.html
• Human Rights Complaints Procedures.Web site: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/petitions/index.htm
• Convention against Torture. Web site: http://www.un.org/millennium/law/iv-9.htm
• Committee against Torture. Web site: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cat/index.html

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