Invitation to a Workshop to design a Workable Model for Security and Human Rights in the Nigerian Extractive Industry
Stakeholders on VPs in Nigeria
--Dear All,Happy New Year.The National Human Rights Commission in collaboration with Global Rights, is convening a workshop to design a workable model on Security and Human Rights in the Nigerian Extractive Industry on January 16-17, 2014 at Rockview Royale Hotel, Abuja, from 9a.m-4pm daily.
We welcome suggestions from you all on those we think should be at the workshop, especially from the government pillar. It will be great to have representatives from the security forces and legislators in attendance . We would really appreciate if we could forward the details of such persons, including their emails to babat...@globalrights.org (07037155003) so their invites can be sent immediately.
Thank you for your cooperation.Warm regards,Tunde AjalaProgram OfficerGlobal Rights
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Babatunde Ajala
Jerry C. Nwigwe
Dear All,
As part of our effort in promoting corporate accountability in the Extractive sector in Nigeria, Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment- LITE Africa in collaboration with National Human Rights Commission is delighted to announce the VPs Call to Action Conference and workshop on promoting security and investment in Nigeria’s extractive sector through multi-stakeholder initiatives. This event will take place on Wednesday, February 26th 2014 in Abuja, Nigeria; time is 9am – 5pm at Newton Park Hotel in Abuja, 8 Cape Town Street, Off IBB Way, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, Nigeria.
The conference will consider the benefit of increased awareness on available multi-stakeholders initiatives such as the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, the UN Guiding principles on Business and Human Rights and develop implementation tools for companies, government agencies and civil society to fully implement the VPs in Nigeria. There will be two plenary sessions and a workshop on the VPs Implementation Guidance Tools (IGT) to be facilitated by a renowned VPs expert which would cover stakeholder engagement, risk assessment, public security providers and private security providers.
This event is open for CSOs, Companies in the extractive sector and Agencies of government directly linked with the extractives and security operations in Nigeria.
Please RSVP by contacting us by email on off...@lite-africa.org or call +234-8036720776, 7034903679 and for those that won’t make it to this conference, LITE Africa will share lessons and the report on this platform.
Kind regards
Jerry C. Nwigwe
Senior Programmes Manager
Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment- LITE Africa
UTI Extension, Opp Little Paradise Hotels
By Winners Chapel, Ugbolokposo
Off DSC Expressway
Effurun-Warri, Delta state, Nigeria
tel: +234-8036720776
Skype: onyeoma1
Jerry C. Nwigwe
Dear All,
We are delighted to share with you that Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE) will be organizing a Business and Human Rights Forum in Port Harcourt as part of our effort to mobilize and sensitize Nigerians on business and human rights frameworks as an Accountability tool.
The event will take place on Wednesday 14th, May 2014 at Elkan Terrace Hotel, GRA Phase 3, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Time: 9am to 2pm.
The theme of this event will be: Developing an effective Grievance Mechanisms within the Extractive Sector in Nigeria.
The Business and Human Rights Forum is expected to examine the existing grievance mechanisms set up by industry players to be able to strengthen it and seek ways to sensitize key stakeholders, government, companies and civil society on their role to monitor, promote and advocate for corporate accountability standards including the UN Guiding Principles and Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.
Let us know if you will by chance make it to this important forum.
Kind regards
Jerry C. Nwigwe
Senior Programmes Manager
Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment- LITE Africa
UTI Extension, Opp Little Paradise Hotels
By Winners Chapel, Ugbolokposo
Off DSC Expressway
Effurun-Warri, Delta state, Nigeria
tel: +234-8036720776
Skype: onyeoma1
Holliger Pascal Emanuel EDA HLS
Dear Jerry,
Am in Switzerland and will be unable to make it.
Keep up the good work and wish you a successful event.
Best,
Pascal Holliger
Human Security Adviser
DFA - Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Switzerland in Abuja to Nigeria, Chad and Niger
No. 157, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent
Wuse II, Abuja, F.C.T.
Tel: +234 810 411 9943/44/45/46
Fax: +41 (0)31 324 18 64
pascal....@eda.admin.ch
http://www.eda.admin.ch/abuja
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