Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Nat Human Rights Commission's Chairman Prof Chidi Odinkalu Has Been Nominated For This Year's Human Rights Tulip Award.Vote For Him Now.




Chidi Odinkalu has changed Nigeria’s National Commission for Human Rights into a powerful organization, addressing violations by law enforcement and security agencies in Nigeria.
The world has noticed his work, and he is now a candidate for this year's Human Rights Tulip Award.

He clearly deserves this award and we urge you to vote for him. The voting process takes about 30 seconds and is completed with just 3 clicks by following this link:click for more.


http://www.humanrightstulip.nl/candidates-and-voting

We are asking people to vote for him believe we believe in the work he is doing. The likes of Chidi and the passion and energy he puts into his work are what Nigeria needs most at this difficult time.

Remember to vote for him here
 /www.humanrightstulip.nl/candidates-and-voting and then click on the email sent to you to confirm your vote.
Candidates and Voting | Human Rights Tulip humanrightstulip.nl


Who Is Proff Chidi Odinkalu?

Chidi Odinkalu is a lawyer and advocate and currently also Chairs the Governing Council of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission. Odinkalu received his Ph.D. in law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Odinkalu was senior legal officer responsible for Africa and Middle East at the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights in London, Human Rights Advisor to the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone, and Brandeis International Fellow at the Centre for Ethics, Justice and Public Life of the Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.

Odinkalu is widely published on diverse subjects of international law, international economic and human rights law, public policy, and political economy affecting African countries. He is frequently called upon to advise multilateral and bilateral institutions on Africa-related policy, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, and the World Economic Forum.

Odinkalu has extensive networks across Africa built up over several years of working for human rights and social justice on the continent. He is associated with several non-governmental and academic institutions within and outside Africa. Among other affiliations, Odinkalu is a member of the Human Rights Advisory Council of the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, of the Boards of the Fund for Global Human Rights and of the International Refugee Rights Initiative. He is also the founder of the Section on Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) at the Nigerian Bar and member of the Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association.

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