CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPs) IN NIGERIA
Internally displaced persons are entitled to quantum of
Human rights that are peculiar to them. These rights were
ambitiously reiterated under international laws and other
instruments as their entitlement, as vested rights belonging
to the IDPs in Nigeria. The discourse within the purview of
this paper is to critique these rights as to their application
or implementation in Nigeria. Thus, Human rights are
solemnly declared in the 1999 constitution as non-violable
rights but belonging to all human persons in Nigeria,
including internally displaced persons. They are
emphatically fundamental that a chapter was dedicated to
it in the 1999 Constitution in Nigeria. However, the
Constitution did not provide corresponding punishment
where these rights were violated but emphatically declared
that the provisions are fundamental. This paper is
concerned with reparation rights to the IDPs which sadly
the federal government failed, neglected and refused to
pay. The methodology adopted herein is qualitative method
as the main thrust of this paper is to interrogate the existing
statutory framework and other instruments to determine the
application and implementation or otherwise of these basic
Human rights that are peculiar to IDP in Nigeria. The paper
found that even though these basic rights were conceived
within Human rights interpretation, they were not enacted
in any statutes in Nigeria; and therefore, not enforceable
They are hollow expression with so much significance but
no corresponding penalty in the event of violation. Finally,
the paper will offer suggestions and recommendations.
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