Funmi Ogundare
The Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC) has empowered 30 senior secondary scholars of Premiere Academy, Abuja, as human rights defenders and peace ambassadors, charging them to advertise human rights, peace and civic accountability of their college and communities.
The Government Secretary, Leader Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu, SAN, gained the scholars at a distinct peace advocacy and human rights coaching organised through the fee on Monday
He was once accompanied through the Deputy Director, Human Rights Training and Promotion, Mrs. Uche Okwuobi.
The learning, facilitated through officials of the Human Rights Training and Promotion Unit and representatives of different departments of the fee, excited by strengthening the scholars’ figuring out of human rights, citizen tasks and civic values.
The scholars have been additionally presented to the mandate and actions of the NHRC and gained sensible wisdom on human rights, civic tasks, justice, equality and the want to recognize the consideration and elementary rights of each and every person.
An interactive question-and-answer consultation additional deepened the scholars’ figuring out of the fee’s function in selling, protective and tracking human rights in Nigeria.
All through the consultation, the scholars engaged NHRC officers on problems together with human rights violations, kid coverage, bullying, discrimination, abuse and get entry to to justice.
The Important of Premiere Academy, Mr Chris Akinsowon, described the talk over with as an illustration of the varsity’s dedication to growing scholars supplied with educational wisdom, persona, self belief, self-discipline, civic consciousness and a powerful sense of accountability.
He said that the engagement was once each tutorial and provoking, because it enabled the scholars to achieve a deeper appreciation of the function of human rights in construction a relaxed, simply and democratic society.
“Thru quite a lot of periods like the only with NHRC, our scholars are being empowered and inspired to turn into accountable voters who perceive the regulation, recognize variety, are ready to talk up in opposition to injustice and give a contribution undoubtedly to society,” he stated.
Whilst appreciating the NHRC for boosting the scholars’ consciousness during the coaching, the essential stated the varsity would proceed to create alternatives that stretch studying past the school room and get ready scholars to turn into accountable leaders and sure members to nationwide building.
“At Premiere Academy, we consider that schooling is not just about what scholars know, but in addition about who they turn into and the way they use their wisdom to make a distinction,” he stated.