Nigeria – Conflict
The Nigeria NAP provides a list of existing constitutional obligations, domestic legislation, internation obligations, and police and administrative steps. This breakdown only looks at the list of challenges and the implementation of the 3 pillars of the UNGPs.
8.6 CHALLENGES
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“i. Lack of Adequate human rights, conflict and environmental impact assessment when land is being acquired for development or business purpose.
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o. Lack of involvement and inclusion of the community in the design and management of security architecture and operation of business that they host.
p. Lack of human rights training for security providers in their logistic support and general oversight, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).
q. Lack of inclusive security coverage for every entity in the business value Chain including business facilities, employees, suppliers, contractors, infrastructure and the community.
r. Inability of Government to adequately monitor and ensure human rights are protected in the provision of security.
s. Lack of partnership between businesses and public security.” (p.154-155)
PILLAR 1 – STATE DUTY TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIONABLE ITEMS
F. ENVIRONMENT
“When acquiring land for development or business, government must ensure the conduct of human rights conflict and environmental impact assessment. In respect of environmental hazards and workplace safety, there will be periodic monitoring and inspection of company premises, operations and surroundings of manufacturing, construction, and extractive industries among others to ascertain their compliance with environmental standards.” (p.158)
PILLAR 2 – CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIONABLE ITEMS
F. COMMUNITY RELATIONS
“Business must have a Community Relations Guidelines. This will be developed in conjunction with the community stakeholders. The Community Relations Guidelines shall draw from the report of the Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) and Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA). The company is also expected to conduct Peace and Conflict Assessment (PCAI) as part of their entry strategy. They extent of these assessments will depend on the kind of business the company is involved in.” (p.163)
PILLAR 3 – ACCESS TO REMEDY
B. STATE-BASED NON-JUDICIAL MECHANISM
“In order to improve the effectiveness of State Based non-judicial mechanism, the following plan of action will be implemented:
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- Strengthening of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) through capacity building and close partnership to enable the organization to work more effectively with communities, state and businesses to resolve conflicts efficiently.” (p.165)