AFRICAN YOUTHS ON MISSIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FOUNDATION ADVOCACY THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN NIGERIA 2015-2024

Abstract

Human Rights are inalienable rights bestowed upon Man for the simple reason of being human being. These rights are to be promoted and protected in all States that are Signatories to the human Rights Charter. Nigeria being a Signatory to the Charter, pledged to promote, protect and preserve human Rights by granting justice when that rights is infringed upon. However, fears abound that Human Rights in Nigeria are far from being respected, and given justice to when violated, and is little or less advocated for in the first instance. Concerned about this, the paper studied African youths on Missions’ Human Rights Advocacy through Communication and Social Justice in Nigeria 2015-2024.The study:(1) examines the extent to which Human Rights is advocated for in Nigeria (2) investigates the importance of advocacy for human rights and social justice in Nigeria (3) determines the level of social justice awarded to those whose fundamental rights are violated in Nigeria. The UN Human Rights Theory and the John Rawls' theory of Social Justice guided the research. The study adopted a mixed of documentary and quantitative methods of data collection and content analysis. Findings revealed a low level advocacy for human rights in Nigeria resulting in low level human rights awareness. Social injustice and inequality abound in Nigeria resulting in series of restiveness. The paper concludes that it is impossible for a State to survive under gross infringement of the rights that foster development, and recommends imbibing the doctrine of equal liberties and opportunities, and intervention studies