Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS)
HURILAWS started in 1997 as a specialist provider of human rights legal services and purveyor of skills in the legal aspects of transition management. Today, HURILAWS is also a public policy think tank and pressure group in partnership with multi-sector development and change actors to promote accountable and transparent governance in Nigeria. In particular HURILAWS is the driver of the Multi Sector Law Groups in Nigeria; this is a multi-disciplinary network of civil society actors and organizations for democratic change in Nigeria chaired by Olisa Agbakoba, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of HURILAWS. HURILAWS is an independent non profit service dedicated to providing public interest and human rights law service to advance the legal protection of human rights. HURILAWS advances human rights in Nigeria using the following tools among others: Strategic impact (test case) Litigation, Legislative Advocacy, Legal Aid/Assistance, Research and Publications and the advancement of women through law.
Contact:
Tel: +234-1-4741081