Examination of the Legal and Institutional Framework for Protection of Fundamental Human Rights in Nigeria

Abstract

Human rights are moral principles or norm, for certain standards of human behaviour and regularly protected as substantive rights in our various laws. An abuse of human rights refers to any conduct the harms a person’s human rights. Human rights being inalienable need to be properly protected because it is the basis for human existence. In Nigeria, human rights abuses have become topical especially in view of the recent events culminating in the popular “EDSARS” protests nationwide by youths. The aim of this article is to examine the available legal and institutional framework for the protection of fundamental human rights in Nigeria.