Democracy and Human Rights projects in Nigeria

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The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria has launched a financial support for various new projects dealing with democracy and human rights.

The total amount for the projects, covering 2009 and 2010, is €1.8 million (about N380 million). The projects will be implemented by non-governmental organizations that will be selected on a competitive basis and awarded grants by the EU Delegation in Nigeria.

Some of the priority areas that will receive funding from the EU under the scheme are detailed below.

Protection of the rights of children and young people (including actions aimed at addressing child trafficking).

Protection of women's rights (including actions that support the implementation of the Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination against Women).

Actions that aim at the abolition of the death penalty.

Actions that target the prevention of torture and ill-treatment by state agencies, including extra-judicial killings.

Actions that aim at conflict prevention and/or resolution, especially in Nigerian societies deeply divided by religious and ethnic issues, by means of civil society dialogues which seek to bridge societal divides and which bring together a wide range of stakeholders to share experience and analyse common problems.

Actions that contribute to the peace process in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria.

For further information, please visit the EuropeAid website.