{"id":19997,"date":"2024-02-23T13:57:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T12:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/?post_type=events&#038;p=19997"},"modified":"2024-04-05T14:29:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:29:08","slug":"retreat-of-the-house-of-representatives-committee-on-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/events\/retreat-of-the-house-of-representatives-committee-on-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Retreat of the House of Representatives Committee On Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A retreat of the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights with the theme, \u2018<strong><em>Institutionalising a Parliamentary Human Rights Protection Framework<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 held on 23<sup>rd<\/sup> and 24<sup>th<\/sup> February 2024 in Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The retreat was organised by PLAC with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The retreat was attended by members of the Committee and staff of the Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the first day of the retreat, presentations made include <strong>Facilitating<\/strong> <strong>Parliamentary Inquiries into Human Rights Issues<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>by Anthony Ojukwu, SAN, OFR,Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission and <strong>Domesticating Treaties, Covenants and Conventions on Human Rights: Reviewing Nigeria\u2019s Outstanding International Obligations<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>by Dr. Kelechi Akubueze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the second day of the retreat, other presentations made include <strong>Developing a Committee Work Plan<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>by Dr. Aminu Umar and <strong>Effective Parliamentary Oversight on Fundamental Human Rights Protection: Examining the Executive\u2019s Implementation of Key Laws<\/strong><strong> in Criminal Justice<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>by Rommy Mom, Executive Director of Lawyers Alert<em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Committee developed a communique at the end of the retreat to guide their activities in the cycle of the 10<sup>th<\/sup> National Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More pictures from the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0006-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"PLAC\" data-id=\"19999\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0006-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/events\/retreat-of-the-house-of-representatives-committee-on-human-rights\/img_0006\/\" class=\"wp-image-19999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/placng.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0006-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, 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