Fagbemi Backs NHRC Independence As Nigeria, India Sign Human Rights Agreement.
Nigeria and India have signed a bilateral agreement to strengthen human rights protection, institutional capacity and access to justice, with the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, pledging the federal government’s support for its implementation.
Fagbemi who described the agreement as a strategic partnership between the two countries, said its success would ultimately be measured by its impact on ordinary citizens, particularly vulnerable and marginalised groups seeking justice.
The agreement, executed between the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Nigeria and its Indian counterpart, is designed to deepen institutional cooperation, facilitate knowledge transfer, promote technical exchanges and strengthen operational capacity in addressing human rights violations.
The Attorney-General gave the government’s position on Tuesday in Abuja when he received a joint delegation of the two commissions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, describing the partnership as timely, particularly in an increasingly interconnected world where effective human rights protection requires stronger legal frameworks, institutional collaboration and respect for the rule of law. The development followed a high-level engagement between the two commissions and the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), at the Supreme Court Complex, Abuja, on Monday, as part of a two-day working visit by the Indian delegation. The Nigerian delegation was led by the Executive Secretary of NHRC, Chief Tony Ojukwu, SAN, OFR, while the Indian delegation was headed by the Chairperson of India’s NHRC, Justice V. Ramasubramanian, accompanied by the Commission’s Joint Secretary, Mr.
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