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Justice Reform for Inmates: AWJAI and Citizens Gavel Partner

Justice Reform for Inmates: AWJAI and Citizens Gavel Partner to Support Inmates at Kuje Custodial Centre AWJAI, in collaboration with Citizens Gavel, recently visited the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre to extend critical support to marginalized inmates. Our legal team engaged with approximately 50 individuals, emphasizing our unwavering commitment to protecting their rights and ensuring […]

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Justice in Action: Collaborating for a Better Tomorrow

Their Voice, Our Impact: ACJMC Oversight Visitations / Awjaistaff

On November 20, 2024, AWJAI in collaboration with the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC), Hope Behind Bars Africa, and Citizen’s Gavel, visited the Nyanya Divisional Police Station, FCT Command. The visit, led by His Lordship Haruna A. Haruna of the Karu Magistrate Court, highlighted a shared commitment to justice, human rights, and community

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AWJAI’s Impact at Kuje Custodial Centre

AWJAI Prison Intervention / Awjaistaff

Restoring Hope and Justice: AWJAI’s Impact at Kuje Custodial Centre On October 29, 2024, AWJAI, in partnership with Citizens Gavel, embarked on a mission to bring hope and justice to the forgotten inmates of Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre. Among the many stories of injustice, two young men, Mr. MM (17) and Mr. HA (18),

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Insights from more Police Station Monitoring Visits

Their Voice, Our Impact: ACJMC Oversight Visitations / Awjaistaff

As part of our ongoing commitment to strengthening the administration of criminal justice, we conducted additional 10 oversight visits to police stations across the Abuja FCT. These visits offered invaluable insights into facility conditions, the treatment of detainees, and compliance with legal standards. Through these engagements, we identified systemic challenges, fostered meaningful dialogue with key

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Holding Professionals Accountable

Their Voices, Our Impact: Professional Misconduct / Awjaistaff

Holding Professionals Accountable : Fighting for Justice and Fairness Imagine paying for a service only to have the provider disappear. That’s exactly what happened when a lawyer accepted payment to register two business names, then refused to complete the work. Even worse, he’s avoided all attempts to serve him a demand letter. At AWJAI, we

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Exposing Professional Misconduct: A Call for Accountability

Their Voices, Our Impact: Professional Misconduct / Awjaistaff

Unchecked professional misconduct only grows stronger in the shadows. Those who engage in illegality are often emboldened if their actions go unchallenged. In June 2024, AWJAI’s founder received troubling news: a lawyer who had orchestrated her unlawful eviction in March 2022, was now campaigning to become the chairman of a Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) branch

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Restoring Hope: Mr. Ahmed’s Journey

Their Voice, Our Impact: ACJMC Oversight Visitations / Awjaistaff

On February 14, 2024, Mr. Ahmed, an orphan struggling with financial hardship, was arrested and held in detention for seven months due to his inability to meet bail conditions. During a monitoring visit on August 29, 2024, AWJAI, alongside Her Worship Nonye O. Chiemene and other organizations, encountered Mr. Ahmed’s case. In a hopeful turn,

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Bwari Police Station Oversight Visit

Their Voice, Our Impact: ACJMC Oversight Visitations / Awjaistaff

In collaboration with the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC), the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and Citizens Gavel, AWJAI conducted a monitoring visit to Bwari Police Station, led by Her Worship Okoronkwo Chiemene. During our visit on August 29, 2024, we encountered an inmate, an orphan struggling with financial hardship, who had been detained

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From Darkness to Empowerment: Mrs. A.O.’s Journey of Rising Above Domestic Violence

Their Voices, Our Impact: Gender-Based Violence (GBV) / Awjaistaff

In the darkness of domestic violence, a young mother and her 2 children found themselves trapped, helpless, and afraid. Beaten and cast out with nothing, not even essentials for her babies, she faced the looming threat of death from her abuser. But in the midst of her despair, she found a beacon of hope

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Dawaki Police Station Oversight Visit

Their Voice, Our Impact: ACJMC Oversight Visitations / Awjaistaff

AWJAI, in partnership with the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC), Citizens Gavel, Hope Behind Bars Africa, the Nigerian Bar Association Human Rights Committee, and students from the Nigerian Law School, conducted a monitoring visit to Dawaki Police Station on September 26, 2024. The visit was led by Magistrate Muhammad Tahir and other court

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Awjaistaff

Justice Reform for Inmates: AWJAI and Citizens Gavel Partner

Justice in Action: Collaborating for a Better Tomorrow

AWJAI’s Impact at Kuje Custodial Centre

Insights from more Police Station Monitoring Visits

Holding Professionals Accountable

Exposing Professional Misconduct: A Call for Accountability

Restoring Hope: Mr. Ahmed’s Journey

Bwari Police Station Oversight Visit

From Darkness to Empowerment: Mrs. A.O.’s Journey of Rising Above Domestic Violence

Dawaki Police Station Oversight Visit

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