Publications

POLICY BRIEF- PRIORITIZING THE VOICES OF WOMEN IN SECURITY USING THE SECOND GENERATION NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (2017-2020)

The role of women in peace and security in Nigeria, as in other parts of Africa, has received very little attention and appreciation. Since the return to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has faced myriads of conflicts – from Boko Haram insurgency in the North East to militancy in the South-South; massacres of persons by herders in the middle belt to kidnapping in the South East; to mention a...Read More

POLICY BRIEF- NON STATE SECURITY ACTORS IN COMMUNITY POLICING AND ELECTION SECURITY

PWAN organised a 2-day Policy Dialogue on the Role of Non-State Security Actors in Community Policing and Election Security Management. The objective of the Dialogue was to commence the process of interactions with critical stakeholders on the possible role of non-state security and hybrid security actors in community policing and election security management. The Policy Dialogue, which held...Read More

POLICY BRIEF- CONSOLIDATING LEGAL AID APPROACHES IN KANO STATE

One of the projects of Partners West Africa, Nigeria (under its Rule of Law Program Area) is to consolidate the regime of legal aid in Kano State, Nigeria. The organisation, in conjunction with the Kano State Government, organised a 2-day Expert Level Convening on Consolidating Legal Aid Approaches in Kano State between the 26th and 27th of April, 2018. This brief summarizes the findings from...Read More

CONSOLIDATING LEGAL AID APPROACHES IN KANO STATE

Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) in collaboration with the Kano State Ministry of Justice organized a 2-day Expert Level Convening on Consolidating Legal Aid Approaches in Kano State held Thursday 26th and Friday 27th of April, 2018; it drew participants from the justice and legal aid sectors in Kano, Lagos and Ondo states as well as...Read More

ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE JUDICIAL SECTOR- RELEASE OF COURT OBSERVATION FINDINGS Q1 2018, ONDO

The Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in the Judicial Sector project is a 3-year project being implemented by the Rule of the Law and Empowerment Initiative (also known as Partners West Africa – Nigeria) with support from MacArthur Foundation. To ensure effective collaboration, Partners West Africa – Nigeria worked with the state High Courts in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...Read More

PRIORITIZING THE VOICES OF WOMEN IN SECURITY USING THE SECOND GENERATION NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (2017-2020)

Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) organized a one- day programme on ‘Prioritizing the Voices of Women in Security Organisations using the Second Generation National Action Plan (2017- 2020)’. The dialogue was organized in furtherance of the “Promoting Informed Dialogue on Security (PRIDES)” project supported by the Security Justice Reform...Read More

ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE JUDICIAL SECTOR- RELEASE OF COURT OBSERVATION FINDINGS Q1 FCT

The Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in the Judicial Sector project is a 3-year project being implemented by the Rule of the Law and Empowerment Initiative (also known as Partners West Africa – Nigeria) with support from MacArthur Foundation. To ensure effective collaboration, Partners West Africa – Nigeria worked with the state High Courts in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...Read More

POLICY BRIEF- PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA

Gender-based violence (GBV) affects different demographic groups. The vulnerable groups in society (namely, women, children, youth, elderly and the physically challenged) are disproportionately affected. GBV has devastating consequences at social, economic, and personal levels because of the physical injuries, psycho social harm and general loss of productivity across different spheres....Read More

POLICY BRIEF- CITIZEN’S SECURITY AND THE CHALLENGES OF PROMOTING INFORMED DIALOGUE ON SECURITY IN NIGERIA

The provision of security for citizens, as well as the centralisation and monopolisation of the means of legitimate force constitute the central feature and function of the state. In recent years, the Nigerian security landscape has undergone significant transformation. One of such transformation has to do with the emergence of non-state security actors that function as parallel entities for...Read More

POLICY BRIEF- ENHANCING THE USE OF ICT IN COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY AND PRACTICE

There is a very good reason for which ICT is currently having a dramatic impact on human societies on a global scale. One area that such impact is felt is security in general and terrorism in particular. In the light of the foregoing, the United Nations General Assembly, through its Resolution    60/288, set up the Working Group on Countering the Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes. The...Read More

REPORT ON FCT PRISON DECONGESTION EXCERCISE

The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN) was invited by the Office of the Honorable Chief Judge (CJ), High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to be a part of the visits to the Keffi, Suleja and Kuje prisons. His Lordship, during the visit, was to exercise the powers conferred on him as Chief Judge under the Criminal Justice (Release...Read More

Policy Brief- Non State Security Providers in Nigeria: Opportunities and Challenges

The Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative (also known as Partners West Africa-Nigeria) commissioned a nationwide mapping of non-state security providers as part of its programme on Promoting Informed Dialogue on Security (PRIDES). The research utilised a combination of key informant interviews (KIIs) and focused group discussions (FGDs) with security personnel, commanders of the Vigilante...Read More