ABSU LAW CLINIC PARTICIPATES IN ALL AFRICA LAW CLINICS CONFERENCE

ABSU Law Clinic recently participated in the just concluded All Africa Law Clinics’ Conference on Criminal Justice and Pre Trial Detention which was organized by NULAI Nigeria.

The Conference which brought together the major stakeholders in the criminal justice system from all over Africa, took place at the Hawthorne Suite, Garki Abuja.
The ABSU Law Clinic had in attendance the Coordinator, Dr Sam Erugo, Dr Eze Ngwakwe and Orji Agwu Uka the immediate past student head of the clinic.

The Conference presented the clinic with a golden opportunity to network and establish contacts with other partners in the sector including the National Human Rights Commission, Non Governmental Organizations like REPLACE, other law clinics from within and outside the country etc.

Meanwhile the Clinic uses this opportunity to congratulate the Open Society Justice Initiative on the recent signing into law of the Freedom of Information Bill by President Goodluck Jonathan. The Clinic acknowledges the well documented role of the Justice Initiative towards the ground breaking event which has taken almost twelve years and wishes her well in other endeavours.