expanded the ambit of international Human Rights more than what was conceived as Human rights throughout the long history of Human rights. Human rights can be traced to centuries back; the signing of the United Nation Charter on Human rights put all signatory states on record to be a support for the Human rights norm and to assist in its protection. Those in support of the Human right movement strongly believed the main objectives of all the instruments of Human rights can never came into fruition without
NAME: JEMINIWA DAMILOLA.I TOPIC: THE EFFECTS OF TERRORISM ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: THE CASE STUDY OF BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study: Terrorism has grown to become one of the biggest issues in the world and majority of the global crisis being experienced in the world at the moment can be attributed to terrorism. Although there is no universal definition on the term terrorism. Several scholars and organizations have attempted to define
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study The Nigerian law stipulates that, humans are entitled to certain rights (survival, development, freedom of expression, and religion) and children are not left out of this provision. Children by nature are naive, inexperienced and also have low cognitive abilities which bring the need to protect their interest. The society cannot be applauded for performing this function as cases of child physical abuse is on the increase with little or no effort
abuse the basic human rights of their citizens through the use of torture, violence and by stifling freedom of speech, assembly, and religion, among other things (Ausderan, 2014). This has resulted in several studies conducted on human rights violation and conflict by different scholars. For example, Parlevliet, (2002:8-43) examined the link between human rights and conflict management, and argued that conflict management can contribute to the protection and promotion of human rights in a variety of
of customs, origins, traditions, and religion. On the other hand, religion is a set of organized belief that seeks to answer questions regarding the true purpose, cause, and nature of the universe which often contains the moral conduct set for the human beings to live by, which is according to BBC. As said by Jonathan Fox in his book entitled “Ethnoreligious Conflict in the Late Twentieth Century”, scholars during the past have tried to decipher the mystery behind the role religion plays in conflicts
The Human Right Consequence of Royal Dutch Shell oil company in the Niger Delta Region: The portfolio is aiming to indicate how non-state actors like that of Multinational Business Organizations become responsible for violating human right in the region they are performing business activities. I took the specific case of human right violation inflicted by The Royal Dutch Shell Company in the Niger Delta region and its inhabitants. The portfolio discusses, specific problems the case entails in International
Introduction Poverty has been a global phenomenon for a long time and it affects most continents, countries and people in different ways. Poverty has been a long standing challenge in Nigeria especially in the rural areas. The low social class and poor living conditions of the inhabitants in the rural areas is an indicator of the poor living conditions of many people in the rural areas. In addition, the focus on the development of the urban areas at the detriments of the rural areas has made the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ' is exactly what it says - Human Rights are universal and we are all entitled to these rights. Unfortunately, violations exist in every part of the world. Everyday people 's rights are abused by many countries in the world, some of these violations are extreme and result in the deaths of many innocent men, women and children. The real cost of human rights abuse is how it affects the citizens of countries that continue to ignore human rights. The ordinary people
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Terrorism can be defined as violence or the threat of violence, especially bombing, kidnapping, and assassination, carried out for political purposes Microsoft® Encarta® 2009. © 1993-2008 In the United Kingdom, for example, legislation titled Terrorist Act 2000 states that terrorism is “the use or threat of action . . . designed to influence the government or to intimidate the public or a section of the public . . . for the purpose of advancing a political, religious
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN NIGERIA UNICEF in its study in 2001 asserted that traditionally in Nigeria, as in many other African countries, the beating of wives and children is widely sanctioned as a form of discipline14. Therefore, in beating their children parents believe they are instilling discipline in them, much the same way as in husbands beating their wives, who are regarded like children to be prone to indiscipline which must be curbed. Cases of domestic violence against women