As nwankwo bags un job Funmi falobi, snr reporter, lagos Nigeria's name was
written in gold recently when one of its own, oby nwankwo, a female lawyer was
elected into the united nations' committee on the convention for the elimination
of all forms of violence against women(Cedaw). Nwankwo, a former chief
magistrate in anambra state, won the keenly contested election on tuesday, june
26, in new york.The election, which was for the 11 available seats in the cedaw
experts committee, involved 24 candidates, six of whom were africans.The six
africans came from nigeria, ghana, kenya, mali, senegal and democratic republic
of congo. Speaking immediately after her announcement as winner of the election,
nwankwo, a dedicated gender rights activist lamented unpalatable events at home
in nigeria.She said the election, which was closely fought through three rounds,
saw her candidature threatened because of events at home.According to her,"It
was originally 26 candidates but just before voting commenced, libya and
afghanistan withdrew their candidature. " "Nigeria really needs to get its act
together.There was a struggle between nigeria's reputation and a candidate they
were convinced was highly qualified for the post and who had really campaigned
hard.What matters is that we made it at http://www.austherm.com.au/ last.The
hall erupted in applause when my score was announced because there was tension
when we were not making it,"She said. On her expectations, nwankwo remarked that
she would"Endeavour to push the values and human rights principles for which we
have put in so much efforts and resources in my work within the committee"She
added that the election afforded her the opportunity to make preliminary
contacts with state parties. Consequently, a statement by nigeria's permanent
mission in new york said nwankwo's election into"The prestigious un committee
will enable her continue championing the cause of liberty, freedom, justice, and
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in nigeria and around the world"'. Commenting on Nwankwo's victory, nihinlola
alukoolokun, a lagosbased lawyer said her(Nwankwo's)Election into cedaw is a
plus for the nation and she will make an impact at the international level.
"She's an ngo person and has worked hard in her community.I am sure she will
make an impact in cedaw because she is on a familiar terrain.Her victory is a
plus for nigeria, she will represent the nation well,"She said. Nwankwo is one
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who have made verifiable impact in the legal profession in the country.For
instance, she was among few lawyers who made strident calls for the
demystification of the international criminal court(Icc)In africa.In her call,
she stated that the icc should send its judges even to those african countries
where it is not investigating crimes, to explain itself.Other factors she
identified are religion and culture. She equally said that"Religious and
cultural norms are applied to constrain women while the state through its
policies and laws institutionalise discrimination against women.There are huge
challenges like mass illiteracy and lack of understanding of the issues on the
part of women themselves who put up stiff opposition to initiatives that would
better their conditions. " On what an average nigerian woman stands to gain on
the domestication of cedaw and its optional protocol in the country, she said
they would gain tremendously, which declares includes a legal framework within
which to claim her rights. Also, the nigerian woman, in her estimation, would be
able to take her complaint to court if her right to freedom from discrimination
is violated. "This right covers a lot of areas:Right to non discrimination on
the basis of gender on the following grounds:Health including reproductive
health, education, employment, economy, culture, religion, etc. "As it stands,
cedaw provisions are not applicable in our courts.Some of the provisions in our
laws can be challenged under this treaty.For example provisions that require
female police officers to take permission from the commissioner before they can
get married or provision where a woman would be required to get her husband's
written permission before she can obtain travel documents would be challenged
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court,"She said. Oby nwankwo is the founder and executive director of the civil
resource development and documentation centre(Cirddoc)Nigeria, an independent,
nongovernmental organisation.
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