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Legal Defence & Assistance Project (LEDAP)
NigeriaType: NGO
Date founded: 1997
World Coalition member
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LEDAP - Legal Defence & Assistance Project provides legal aid to victims of human rights violations, campaign for abolition of the death penalty in Nigeria, documentation of unlawful killings in Nigeria, support to torture survivors, domestic violence support to victims, legislative advocacy on criminal justice, gender violence, human rights.
LEDAP is a member of the National Death Penalty Group (NDELPEG), a network of NGOs and campaigners for abolition of the death penalty in Nigeria, of the Coalition against Rape in Nigeria, and the Coalition against violence in election. It has Observer status with the African Commision on Human and Peoples Rights. It also works with Advocat Sans Frontieres, Amnesty International and the National Human Rights Commission.
Regarding its work on the death penalty, it organized training for journalists and NGOs road walk on October 10 2009, 2010, 2011 on World Day against the use of the death penalty, prepared draft bill for abolition of death penalty, and legal defence for over 40 persons on death row in Nigeria.
LEDAP is the West Africa Focal Point of the Coalition on Effective African Court on Human and People's Rights'.
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News from this contact
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ACHPR The death penalty at the heart of the debates of the 62nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Article by Guillaume Colin - Jessica Corredor published on May 15th, 2018
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Africa LEDAP condemns the killing of three death row prisoners in Nigeria
Article by Chino Obiagwu - LEDAP National Coordinator published on December 28th, 2016
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Africa Nigeria resumes executions despite strong mobilization by local NGOs
Article by Léa Macarez published on July 04th, 2013
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Contact information
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- Address:
- 270, Ikorodu Road 3rd Floor Lamlat House, Anthony Village
- Other:
- 3rd Floor Lamlat House, Anthony Village
- ZIP code:
- 0000
- City:
- Lagos
- Country:
- Nigeria
- Phone:
- +234 1 2802009
- Fax:
- +234 1 2802009
- Email:
- info@ledapnigeria.org
- Web site:
- www.ledapnigeria.org
- Profile:
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Worldwide database
Nigeria
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- Death penalty law status:
- Retentionist
- Geographical region:
- Africa (Western Africa)
- Method(s) of execution:
- Beheading, Stoning, Hanging, Other, Shooting, Lethal Injection
- Year of last execution:
- 2016
- Executions in :
- 0
- Source: Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University School of Law
- Last updated: 23 May 2019
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