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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has criticized \u201cthe failure of the government to exercise due diligence to prevent the continuing violence and unnecessary loss of lives,\u201d arguing that \u201cthis failure constitutes a serious breach of the government\u2019s international obligations to protect and ensure protection of the citizens\u2019 right to life and the security of human person.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a public statement dated 28 December 2011 and signed by the organization\u2019s executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni, the group said that, \u201cWe are seriously concerned that tens of thousands have been killed in continuing ethno-religious violence in Jos, Madalla, and other parts of the country, and properties destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the organization, \u201cThe Nigerian government is required under human rights treaties, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which it is a state party, to keep its citizens safe, ranging from the threat of communal violence to sectarian violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The organization also said that \u201cIt is the duty of the government to protect human life against unwarranted actions by public authorities as well as by private persons. The right to security includes how the government protects the physical integrity of its citizens from abuse by other citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are concerned that the constant and widespread killings and lack of security in the country constitute a gross violation of human rights, and may amount to crimes against humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The organization also said that, \u201cIn failing to provide adequate security for the citizens and to prevent, investigate and punish perpetrators of these attacks, the Nigerian authorities are failing in their duty under the Constitution and international human rights law and standards to exercise due diligence to respect, protect, and fulfil the victims\u2019 right to life and security of person.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe therefore urge President Goodluck Jonathan to demonstrate greater level of leadership and authority to ensure that his government is able to discharge the basic obligation to protect the right to life and security of the person and the right to property throughout the country,\u201d the organization also said.<\/p>\n

The organization said that \u201cPresident Jonathan must urgently put in place effective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to peace, stability and realization of citizens\u2019 sacred human rights. The right to life is the supreme right of the human being. It is basic to all human rights and without it all other rights are without meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government must also publicly commit to thoroughly investigating the violence and bringing suspected perpetrators to justice, as well as providing adequate compensation to victims. The African Commission on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights has held that states parties to the African Charter must guarantee the rights in the Charter and that the victims have a right to compensation even where it is established that the State officials are not directly responsible for violations,\u201d the organization further added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has criticized \u201cthe failure of the government to exercise due diligence to prevent the continuing violence and unnecessary loss of lives,\u201d arguing that \u201cthis failure constitutes a serious breach of the government\u2019s international obligations to protect and ensure protection of the citizens\u2019 right to life and the security of human person.\u201d In a public statement dated 28 December 2011 and signed by the organization\u2019s executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni, the group said that, \u201cWe are seriously concerned that tens of thousands have been killed in continuing ethno-religious violence in Jos, Madalla, and other parts of the country, and properties destroyed.\u201d According to the organization, \u201cThe Nigerian government is required under human rights treaties, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which it is a state party, to keep its citizens safe, ranging from the threat of communal violence to sectarian violence.\u201d The organization also said that \u201cIt is the duty of the government to protect human life against unwarranted actions by public authorities as well as by private persons. The right to security includes how the government protects the physical integrity of its citizens from abuse by other citizens.\u201d \u201cWe are concerned that the constant and widespread killings and lack of security in the country constitute a gross violation of human rights, and may amount to crimes against humanity.\u201d The organization also said that, \u201cIn failing to provide adequate security for the citizens and to prevent, investigate and punish perpetrators of these attacks, the Nigerian authorities are failing in their duty under the Constitution and international human rights law and standards to exercise due diligence to respect, protect, and fulfil the victims\u2019 right to life and security of person.\u201d \u201cWe therefore urge President Goodluck Jonathan to demonstrate greater level of leadership and authority to ensure that his government is able to discharge the basic obligation to protect the right to life and security of the person and the right to property throughout the country,\u201d the organization also said. The organization said that \u201cPresident Jonathan must urgently put in place effective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to peace, stability and realization of citizens\u2019 sacred human rights. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nSERAP flays govt over spate of violence - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/28\/serap-flays-govt-over-spate-of-violence\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"SERAP flays govt over spate of violence - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has criticized \u201cthe failure of the government to exercise due diligence to prevent the continuing violence and unnecessary loss of lives,\u201d arguing that \u201cthis failure constitutes a serious breach of the government\u2019s international obligations to protect and ensure protection of the citizens\u2019 right to life and the security of human person.\u201d In a public statement dated 28 December 2011 and signed by the organization\u2019s executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni, the group said that, \u201cWe are seriously concerned that tens of thousands have been killed in continuing ethno-religious violence in Jos, Madalla, and other parts of the country, and properties destroyed.\u201d According to the organization, \u201cThe Nigerian government is required under human rights treaties, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which it is a state party, to keep its citizens safe, ranging from the threat of communal violence to sectarian violence.\u201d The organization also said that \u201cIt is the duty of the government to protect human life against unwarranted actions by public authorities as well as by private persons. 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