We Are Not Anti-Government, Says Amnesty International

The coordinator said Amnesty International became handy when people needed somebody to speak for them when their rights were violated.

”We have to beam our searchlights on Nigerian Universities after the disturbing trend of sex for grades was exposed by a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reporter a few years ago.

“This spurred Amnesty International to take this fight against human rights to the universities to enable the students know what their rights are, how to stand up for their rights and channels they can pass through to access justice,” he said.

On her part, Prof Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of UNICAL, said she was very pleased with the human rights training of the students in the institution.

Represented by Prof Anthony Eyang, Dean of Student Affairs, Obi said she is a strong promoter of justice and human rights.

She noted that training of the students was in tandem with the environment she was working hard to establish in UNICAL.

“With over 40,000 students and 7,000 staff, there will be issues among people, so, I hope that those of the students that have been trained by Amnesty International in this clinic will shine their light on campus in promoting human rights and justice,” she said.