Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

The grant to the Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law will support the recruitment, training, and deployment of community-based paralegals to provide legal assistance to indigent inhabitants of Rivers State whose rights have been violated. The grantee will continue to publish and disseminate Humanity Today Weekly, along with its online version, as a medium to demand government accountability. Grant funds will be used to hire training facilities and pay honoraria to resource persons as well as program staff salaries. The publication and dissemination costs will also be covered by the grant, in addition to expenses incurred in the course of documenting human rights violations in Rivers State.

To support the use of a paralegal program to document incidences and seek redress for human rights violations by law enforcement officials in Rivers State (over three years).

In support of work to strengthen transparency and accountability relating to public oil revenues in the Niger Delta (over three years).

To improve the accountability and transparency of local governance in the Niger Delta region (over three years).

To support a community-based paralegal assistance network.