Useful Information

OHCHR in Nigeria
2019

Publications

	OHCHR Report 2018
	OHCHR Management Plan 2018-2021
	Human Rights in Action (PDF)
	A Handbook for Civil Society (PDF)

Nigeria

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Nigeria and UN Charter-based Bodies

Nigeria and UN Treaty Bodies

Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

Special Procedures

Country visits by Special Procedures

Most recent Special Procedures' reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children - Mission to Nigeria (A/HRC/41/46/Add.1)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons - Mission to Nigeria (A/HRC/35/27/Add.1)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health - Mission to Nigeria (A/HRC/32/32/Add.2)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues - Mission to Nigeria (A/HRC/28/64/Add.2)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment - Mission to Nigeria (A/HRC/7/3/Add.4)

>>Full list of documents in the Charter-based bodies Database

Main page of the Special Procedures

Most recent concluding observations

Human Rights Committee
Concluding observations (2019) CCPR/C/NGA/CO/2

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Concluding observations (2017) CEDAW/C/NGA/CO/7-8

Committee on Migrant Workers
Concluding observations (2017) CMW/C/NGA/CO/1

Committee on the Rights of the Child
Concluding observations (2010) CRC/C/NGA/CO/3-4

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Concluding observations (2007) CERD/C/NGA/CO/18

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Concluding observations (1998) E/C.12/1/Add.23

>>Full list of documents in the Treaty Body Database

OHCHR in Nigeria

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country with about 200 million people and has the largest economy with a GDP of over 375 billion. It is Africa’s largest crude oil supplier. It has more than 250 ethnic groups with three dominant tribes – the Ibo, Hausa-Fulani and Yorubu. The major religions are Christianity and Islam (about 50-50) with sharia law imposed in the northern states. Since its return to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has made some progress on strengthening government institutions and fighting corruption. More...