Nigeria asks India to protect Nigerian detainees
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Nigeria is asking India to guarantee the welfare and fundamental rights of its nationals detained in Indian prisons. Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu made the request during a meeting with the national human rights commissions of the two countries, according to Nigeria’s foreign ministry.
Nigeria is asking India to guarantee the welfare and fundamental rights of Nigerians detained in Indian prisons. Nigerian Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu made the request during a meeting in Abuja with a high-level delegation from the national human rights commissions of the two countries, according to a statement by Nigeria’s foreign ministry cited by Punch.
Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu called for improved access to justice and complaint-handling mechanisms for vulnerable people. The appeal follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the national human rights commissions of Nigeria and India, providing for institutional cooperation, technical exchanges and the sharing of best practices in human rights protection.
