To protect humanity and implement human rights, the reigning Miss Face of Humanity (MFOH) Nigeria; Amb. Rita Chika Ezenwa has charged the government and stakeholders with the practical task of securing wider acceptance of the international instruments adopted by the United Nations, the International Labour Organisation, UNESCO, and other institutions.
The beauty queen made this charge on Friday while fielding questions from newsmen on the sidelines of the 2nd United Nations – Government of Nigeria and Partners Dialogue on Human Rights Priorities organized by the National Human Rights Commission and the United Nations Nigeria to commemorate the 2022 International Human Rights Day.
Speaking, the Humanitarian and Entrepreneur noted that Human Rights are common to all because they belong to each and every one of us, and universal because they transcend cultural differences.
“These rights have a collective dimension, in the sense that they may be claimed by individuals as members of a group, or when their enjoyment presupposes a social framework.
“Therefore, at the dawn of the third millennium, the concept of human rights interactive, inseparable, and indivisible has broadened to encompass economic, social and cultural rights, civil and political rights, the right to a healthy environment, the right to human and sustainable development, and even the rights of future generations.
“Nigeria and Africa should welcome this continuing process of expansion, which is necessary for the full realization of these rights”, Amb. Rita enthused.
The event which was held at the Bukhari Bello Auditorium of the National Human Rights Commission in Abuja was to discuss the Human Rights priorities for Nigeria in 2023 and beyond. It was also to evaluate the current state of Human Rights in Nigeria in light of the upcoming election, in addition to appraising the implementation of the outcomes document of the first UN and Government of Nigeria Human Rights dialogue.
In attendance were top Nigerian government officials, civil society organisations, service chiefs, and the diplomatic community. Prominent among them were Chief Tony Ojukwu; Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, and Mr. Mathias Schmale; United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator.
Others are Dr. Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman; Chairperson of the Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission, Dame Pauline Tallen; Honourable Minister of Women Affairs, Director General of Legal aid Council, and Dr. Uju Agomoh; Executive Director, PRAWA and member UN Sub-committee on the prevention torture among others.
