Nigeria: Put Human Rights at Heart of Elections

Candidates Should Address Violence, Corruption, Impunity

Human Rights Watch (Press Release)

28 March 2011

Nigeria: Put Human Rights at Heart of Elections

On April 2, 9, and 16, respectively, Nigeria will hold legislative, presidential, and gubernatorial elections. Those elected will need to address the country's profound human rights challenges: communal violence, abuses by government security forces, endemic corruption, violence in the Niger Delta, pervasive election-related abuses, and a culture of impunity for all manner of human rights violations.

"Nigeria needs leaders who will tackle the country's long-ignored human rights problems," said Corinne Dufka, senior West Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. "Addressing these problems should top the agenda for both candidates and voters alike."

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http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/28/human-rights-agenda-candidates-nigeria-s-2011-elections

Human Rights Watch

28 March 2011

A Human Rights Agenda for Candidates in Nigeria’s 2011 Elections

A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper

March 28, 2011

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