The National Human Rights Commission has awarded CLEEN Foundation, the 2019 Human Rights Award for enormous contributions in strengthening legislation enforcement agencies for the safety of human rights in Nigeria.
Obtaining the award Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Sheraton Lodge and Towers, Abuja, govt director of the Foundation, Dr Benson Olugbuo, devoted the award to all victims and survivors of human rights abuses in Nigeria from 1960 to 2019.
CLEEN is a non-governmental corporation proven January 1998 with the mission to endorse general public basic safety, security and accessible justice by empirical investigation, legislative advocacy, demonstration programmes and publications, in partnership with authorities, civil culture and the non-public sector.
It emerged in reaction to military services dictatorship characterized by social violations and impunity by safety federal government officials and the will need for enhanced assistance delivery to citizens of Nigeria, Africa and and the full environment.
In 21 many years, the foundation has contributed in bettering the understanding and eliminating, discriminatory attitudes and practices and increased obtain to justice and ably supported the institution of the Gender Desk and Complaints Response Unit (CRU) of the Nigeria Law enforcement Drive, in partnership with the Countrywide Human Rights Commission and Community on Law enforcement Reforms in Nigeria (NOPRIN) Basis to arrange Community
CLEEN has contributed in selling, safeguarding, defending, monitoring and reporting social vices and fostered civil military services relations in Nigeria, as it is collaborating with the Nigerian Army on its targets.
As part of its efforts in bettering security sector accountability and human legal rights compliance in countering violent extremism in Nigeria, it has been performing with numerous point out and non-condition actors to greatly enhance interagency coordination, collaboration and cooperation among the point out and non-state actors in the North-East.
It is the 1st African based mostly non-revenue organization to earn the MacArthur Basis award for resourceful and helpful institutions in 2006.
Other awards involve:
The Finest e-Governance Challenge 2016 Award (Nationwide Details Know-how Development Agency-Nihilent e-Governance), Advocate of Peace and Social Justice Award 2016, The Best NGO in ICT Deployment 2016 Award (Countrywide Details Technologies Advancement Agency -Nihilent e-Governance) and the College of Lagos Human Legal rights Advocacy and Partnership Award 2019.
CLEEN Foundation has Observer Status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples Legal rights in Banjul, The Gambia.
The NGO has its headquarters in Abuja with unfold all above the country, like Lagos, Owerri and Benin Town.
It is also situated in nations around the world of Africa and the rest of the environment.