Nigerian female human rights lawyer wins N70 million award for eradicate injustice

A Nigerian human rights lawyer won the 70 million naira Waislitz Global Citizens’ Choice Award 2023 prize. 

She is the founder of an NGO that offers imprisoned impoverished people free legal assistance and support. 

She intends to develop Justicepadi, a tech platform that will transform legal aid in West Africa, with the help of the prize money. 

A human rights lawyer from Nigeria, has won the $75,000 Waislitz Global Citizens’ Choice Award 2023 prize for her efforts to eradicate injustice in her nation. 

The Waislitz Foundation, Global Citizen, Mesoblast Limited, and Unico Capital Holdings are the sponsors of the award.

Adeoye is the founder and executive director of Hope Behind Bars Africa, an NGO that offers free legal services and hands-on assistance to imprisoned impoverished people.

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Additionally, it advocates for criminal justice reforms through technology, evidence-based advocacy, and research.

The human rights lawyer claims that her organization has helped more than 17,000 people who are incarcerated through a variety of interventions. 

Human rights lawyer helps free wrongfully incarcerated individuals 

These include facilitating access to justice, giving welfare, support, and rehabilitation as well as reforming former convicts.

“With the Waislitz Global Citizen award, I plan to fully launch Justicepadi, a tech platform that will revolutionise legal aid in West Africa and expand the organisation’s work for justice-involved individuals,” Adeoye said in a statement. 

The Waislitz Global Citizen Awards, which each year provide cash prizes totaling $250,000, honor people who have excelled in their efforts to alleviate extreme poverty. 

There are three awards totaling $100,000 for the top prize and another two prizes of $75,000 each.

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