75 YEARS OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The subject of human rights has gained wider momentum globally. It is a requirement for peaceful cohabitation in our societies. This paper seeks to appraise the importance of human rights and its state in Nigeria since the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of which Nigeria is a signatory. The paper adopts the doctrinal methodology of research by examining existing body of primary sources such as statutes, cases and secondary sources such as opinions of other scholars in the field of human rights. The papers finds that the past gains of human rights and democratic development may soon pale away in the face of electoral malpractices and slow judicial system. The paper concludes with pointing out the prospects of having full-fledged human rights protection mechanism in Nigeria such as enduring democratic values and institutional productivity for economic prosperity for all.