Category: Group Activities
PRESS STATEMENT: April 17, 2020 A coalition of public interest organizations, under the auspices of the Action Group on Free Civic Space, have launched Legal Helplines to offer free legal services to persons whose rights are violated as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown measures in Nigeria. The organizations, comprising Spaces for Change (S4C), CLEEN […]
May 10, 2020 NYESOM WIKE’S DEMOLITION OF TWO HOTELS IN RIVERS STATE UNDER THE GUISE OF ENFORCING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IS WRONGFUL, CRUEL! On Sunday, 10 May 2020, bulldozers accompanied by a horde of armed security operatives acting on the orders of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, viciously demolished two hotels, PRODEST HOME […]
The Action Group on Free Civic Space in Nigeria works to co-create a unified sector position and voice to defend civic space against security-induced restrictions. Read the summary and find the full case study at the bottom of the page. About the coalition Please see link below to read more and see analysis: https://icscentre.org/2020/04/22/from-informal-networks-and-collaboration-to-the-action-group-for-free-civic-space/
In April 2020, SPACES FOR CHANGE | S4C teamed up with CLEEN Foundation, NOPRIN Foundation, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Center (RULAAC), JDPC Gowon Estate and the Network of Pro Bono Lawyers of Nigeria, to launch the Action Group Legal Helplines (08145000093 & 07039855775), with the aim of providing free legal services to persons whose rights […]
The Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS) has advocated for the review of the Control of Infectious Diseases Act (CIDA) Bill 2020 saying that some of its provisions poses great risk on human rights of citizens. The drafted CIDA Bill is a strategic legal framework for repositioning and strengthening the national disease control body […]
Dear Colleagues, this is to remind you of the zoom meeting scheduled for 11:00am today. ACTION GROUP ON FREE CIVIC SPACE is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: COVID-19 : Examining the Impact on Social and Economic Rights and Civic Space in Nigeria Time: Apr 14, 2020 11:00 AM Africa/Lagos Join Zoom Meeting […]