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The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria in collaboration with the Nigerian Policing Program (NPP) organized a capacity building training in Kano State for the Nigerian Police Force gender-based unit and other policing providers, to improve professional r
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SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) refers to any act that is perpetrated against a person’s will and is based on gender norms and unequal power relationships. It encompasses threats of violence and coercion. It can be physical, psychological or sexual in nature and can take the form of a deni
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The menace of drug abuse and trafficking in Nigeria has reached an intolerable level, hence the concerted agitation by various stakeholders that it should be put on a leash. The prevalence of drugs in Kano is shaped by the size of the population which provides a readymade market. The population of
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Section 35 of The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria1999 (CFRN 1999) (as amended) guarantees the right of a suspect or an accused person to bail. Likely, Section 36(6)(c) guarantees the right of a defendant to defend himself in person or by any lawyer of his choice. Notwithstanding the
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The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) in collaboration with Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Legal Aid Council Kano, and Democratic Action Group (DAG) organized a Pro bono week in Badawa, Dala and Hockey
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Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) is implementing the Greater Access to Defense and Justice (GADJET) project aimed at creating sustainable improvements to the criminal Justice system. In furtherance of this, the project established the Public De
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Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) is implementing the Greater Access to Defense and Justice (GADJET) project aimed at creating sustainable improvements to the criminal Justice system. In furtherance of this, the project established the Public De
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One of the projects of Partners West Africa, Nigeria (under its Rule of Law Program Area) is to consolidate the regime of legal aid in Kano State, Nigeria. The organisation, in conjunction with the Kano State Government, organised a 2-day Expert Level Convening on Consolidating Legal Aid Approaches
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Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) in collaboration with the Kano State Ministry of Justice organized a 2-day Expert Level Convening on Consolidating Legal Aid Approaches in Kano State held Thursday 26th and Friday 27th of April, 2018; it drew pa
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