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Contributor [1]
Thursday, June 6, 2002 - 03:00
Categories: 
Human rights [2]
Issue Number: 
67 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Despite Nigeria's commitment to human rights, the country is yet to append its signature to the optional protocol of the United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Making the disclosure in Lagos, Thursday, Lagos lawyer, Mr. Fred. Egbe, called on President Olusegun Obasanjo to go beyond the brands of paperwork and act on the instrument.

Category: 
Governance [4]
Oldurl: 
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/rights/8000 [5]
Country: 
Nigeria [6]

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