Civic Space Strengthening

Globally, there have been retrogressive shifts in civic freedoms, and an increasing encroachment on the civic space in a number of countries. Since the early 2000s there has been a surge in the pushback on civil rights activists and organizations, and African countries, including Nigeria, has not been exempted from this trend. Despotic governments have sought to silence the voices of activists and groups perceived to demand accountability (in particular, human rights, governance and anticorruption activists and organizations) through draconian legislations, arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances, and other tactics which have created a hostile working environment for activists.

Global Rights works side by side with communities and activists to challenge barriers to their ownership of civic space and participatory governance. We create and sustain platforms for joint problem-solving and ensuring that the voices of indigent, disenfranchised and marginalized populations are heard and recognized everywhere where it matters to them.