AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (April 2016 – May 2018)
There wouldn’t be a decent, free and just society if the rights of the citizens are trembled upon. In this light, I decided to Volunteer for an international human right NGO Amnesty International.
Amnesty International (AI) is an international human right organization that focuses on Death Penalty, Torture, Force Eviction, Peace and Conflict, and I participated as follows;
1. END DEATH PENALTY CAMPAIGN:
I was part of the team that carried out campaign at the Indonesian Embassy Nigeria, when some Nigerians in Indonesia were about to be executed for an alleged drug trafficking in 2016.
Though they were later executed but I did my best.
https://www.nairaland.com/3254322/amnesty-internationl-protesting-front-indonesian
2. STOP TORTURE CAMPAIGN:
I participated in the campaign against the torture by Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) where we carried out investigations on the tortures and murders by SARS Police Nationwide with SARS Okwuzu Anambra as case study.
I went further to write an article that contained live confession of the victims and expose the perpetrators and it yielded result as the perpetrators were later suspended and transferred out. In addition to that, The Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Kpotum ordered immediate reformation of SARS.
https://www.nairaland.com/3369710/amnesty-international-victims-sars-torture
Amnesty Stop Torture drama (Saturday 21st of October, 2017): I Participated in the Amnesty International drama educating the people of mpape community on the effect of torture done by state actors as a way to extract information and for the victims to accept an inflated bail charge.
The drama inspired them to learn how to speak out and report to Amnesty International or appropriate authority whenever they see such.
For the drama videos kindly watch this
REHEARSAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4FqeWmf050
THE REAL DRAMA ON THE D-DAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KIctFzD5CE
3. FORCE EVICTION:
I. Mpape Community: Mpape is a community of about 1.2 million people located in Abuja. The community was asked to move and were served quit notice of demolition without proper notice or even providing an alternative place of living for them. Amnesty international and its activists including myself, went round the community and mobilize the people including the market women and took the mater to court and eventually in February, 2017, the federal high court in Abuja blocked the demolition case. That was how families, lives and properties where saved.
II. Serra Leone: As an activist, I was part of the members tasked with distributing and signing of post cards against the Serra Leon law denying pregnant girls’ right to education (#ShamedAndBlamed). The signed post cards were gathered and posted to the Serra Leon relevant Government Authorities responsible for such laws.
I was part of the Amnesty International human right team that led the WRITE FOR RIGHT Annual AI culture where letters are sent across the world to locations/address where the rights of people are marginalized or abused.
In addition, I was part of the team that went to NYSC (National Youth Service Corps) Camps in Abuja (Kubwa) and Nasarawa (Keffi) to educate the young Nigerian graduates on human rights
Below is a Documentary on Efforts of Amnesty International Supporters in promoting human rights in Nigeria written by Muhammad Idris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdpq538GQqg
