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It is true that I am not the spokesperson of UN's Human Rights Council, but I AM A SUPPORTER of any group that advances human rights in any way. This is because of my strong belief in the dignity of the human person.

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Also, my CATHOLIC and CHRISTIAN belief that the human person is made in the image and the likeness of God (according to the Book of Genesis) convinces me that respecting Human Rights is a matter of conscience and an exercise in faith. .../2
#HumanRights #HumanRightsCouncil
The utility of d human right council does not lie in just answering convincingly @IfaladeO's 'Can you please highlight any case of human rights violation that d council has taken up in Nigeria before and the outcome of their advocacy.' ..3

#HumanRights #HumanRightsCouncil
The utility of the #HumanRightsCouncil lies in the fact that it is an international human rights body and strengthening it instead of destroying it advances the protection of the common person's God-given rights. /4
It is a plus and not a minus that the #HumanRightsCouncil and not any agency of the Nigerian state brought to d attention of d international community & indeed prepared a report on d right of every Nigerian to enjoy d highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. /5
Also, d #HumanRightsCouncil brought d world's attention & prepared reports on d minority issue in Nigeria & d human rights of d internally displaced in Nigeria & torture in Nigeria.

There is no way such an advancement in human right knowledge can be viewed as negative. /6
Dictators do not fancy human rights legal regime because it disallows them from encroaching into God-given dignity/rights of individuals and also curbs their propensity to impunity. Dictators hate and (most often) fail to implement court decisions that favour human rights. /7
I support UN's #HumanRightsCouncil; I support that countries identify with it; and I recommend that the council be reformed and be empowered more by states to act more effectively in favour of human rights./8
I will advice all to read the functions of the #HumanRightsCouncil as listed in UN's resolution 60/251 of 2006 to appreciate the body's noble mission. Countries should strengthen and not destroy the body.

Below is a link to the resolution: [THREAD ENDS]

www2.ohchr.org/english/press/…
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