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12th January, 2016 The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission, Garki Abuja, Nigeria. Sir, RE: LETTER OF COMPLAIN AGAINST BAUCHI STATE SHARI’AH COMMISSION, DA’AWAH ISLAMIC EDUCATION & ONE MALLAM MUSA FOR WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT & FORCEFUL CONVERSION OF13 YEARS OLD GIRLS TO ISLAM: Prison Inmate Development Initiative (PIDI) is a Non-Governmental organization, with the sole aim of promoting access to Social Justice, Security, and Information on Crime Management & Control, Education, Rehabilitation, Conflict Resolution, Strategies alliance and to create enlightenment among members of the society on government activities. The function of the Nigeria criminal justice system, includes; rights and welfare of the marginalized vulnerable groups to ensure equal protection. PIDI is a Member; Human Rights Agenda Network (HRAN), Centre for African Human Rights (CEHURI), Coalition of Northeast Human Rights Defenders (CNHRD), Child Protection Netwo...

Girls’ education is one of the most effective ways for ending poverty in developing nations. The benefits of their education are seen by individuals, their families, and throughout society. These benefits include: Reducing the number of babies women have; Lowering infant and child mortality rates; Lower maternal mortality rates; Protecting against HIV/AIDS infection; Increased number of women with jobs and higher earnings and; Benefits that last many generations. Education for girls can have the benefit of delaying marriage and pregnancy for young girls. Instead of a girl getting married before age 20 and often suffering abuse by her husband, girls who attend primary and secondary school are more likely to have a say in who they marry. Girls who attend school also are able to use more effective methods of family planning and therefore have fewer and healthier babies. An educated girl and woman will have learned about HIV/AIDS and know many dif...

WHY GIRLS NEXT GENERATION? Many may be wondering what GNG is all about and why are we mobilizing hundreds of girls for this project? The truth of the matter is that we need to balance enrollment in school for both male and female. Many young ladies are mothers while their opposite sex are in higher education. The girl child is an asset to the community against the days when the place of the women were in the kitchen. My mother was a victim like others across the country that female education was worthless. They were deceived but families whose parents were educated still send their daughters to school. Today, they are nurses, engineers, scientists, economists, and other professionals. The likes of Allison Madueke, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Oby Ezekwesili, Aloma Mukhtar, Grace Alele William, Nenadi Usman, Helen Esuene, Ngozi Olejeme, Mrs. Mfon Usoro, Prof. Joy Ogwu, Dr. Joe Odumakin, Dame Priscila Kuye, Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi, Dr. Kema Chikwe, Dr. Amina Odidi, Dr. Stella Ok...

CHAPTER 15: - Right to Education: - Article 17 1. Constitutional, Legislative and Judicial Measures In addition to the main poverty reduction strategy paper NEEDS and the Seven Point Agenda of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the following are the main documents on national laws, policies and key programmes in the education sector: - The 1999 Constitution - Draft National Policy on Special Needs Education/Implementation Guidelines, 2012 - Training Manual on Adaptation and Implementation of Inclusive Education in Nigeria, 2010 - A Strategic Framework for the Revitalization of Adult and Youth Literacy in Nigeria, 2012. - Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act 2004 - Child’s Right Act 2003 - National Child Policy 2007 - National Policy for Integrated Early Childhood Development in Nigeria (2007) - National Minimum Standard for Early Child Care Centres in Nigeria (2007) - National Gender Policy on Education 2007 - National Framework on Girls’ and Women Education, 201...