Dysfunctional State and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: An Assessment of President Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023)
Human rights violations remain a historical issue. Thus, exploring this concern amidst the dysfunctionality of the state is more alarming considering that political terrain could serve as a breeding and conducive atmosphere for further human rights violations. This paper explores the nexus between...
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Human rights violations remain a historical issue. Thus, exploring this concern amidst the dysfunctionality of the state is more alarming considering that political terrain could serve as a breeding and conducive atmosphere for further human rights violations. This paper explores the nexus between the dysfunctionality of states and its implications on human rights violations in Nigeria. Using secondary data and thematic analysis, we more specifically focused on human rights violation cases in the two terms of office of President Mohammadu Buhari (2015- 2023). The paper explored the state of dysfunctionality and the violation of human rights during this period. The findings show there were violations of socio-economic and cultural rights, freedom of the press, freedom of movement, right to peaceful demonstration, and freedom of gathering and association, in Nigeria during President Buhari's administration. The paper concluded that for citizens’ rights to be adequately protected, the causal factors of a dysfunctional state must be addressed to avoid perverseness and continuous violation of human rights. Recommendations were made in favor of a newly negotiated social contract.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4b1e951723d249759fcda4d51abf167c2025-02-03T20:53:51ZengResearch and Postgraduate Support DirectorateAfrican Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies2663-45972663-45892024-10-016110.51415/ajims.v6i1.1540Dysfunctional State and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: An Assessment of President Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023)Olusola Olasupo0Patrick Hosea1Babatunde Abioro2McMaster University, CanadaMcMaster University, Canada & University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaMcMaster University, Canada & Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Human rights violations remain a historical issue. Thus, exploring this concern amidst the dysfunctionality of the state is more alarming considering that political terrain could serve as a breeding and conducive atmosphere for further human rights violations. This paper explores the nexus between the dysfunctionality of states and its implications on human rights violations in Nigeria. Using secondary data and thematic analysis, we more specifically focused on human rights violation cases in the two terms of office of President Mohammadu Buhari (2015- 2023). The paper explored the state of dysfunctionality and the violation of human rights during this period. The findings show there were violations of socio-economic and cultural rights, freedom of the press, freedom of movement, right to peaceful demonstration, and freedom of gathering and association, in Nigeria during President Buhari's administration. The paper concluded that for citizens’ rights to be adequately protected, the causal factors of a dysfunctional state must be addressed to avoid perverseness and continuous violation of human rights. Recommendations were made in favor of a newly negotiated social contract. https://137.158.157.31/index.php/ajims/article/view/1540dysfunctional statefundamental human rightshuman rights violationsocial contractNigeria |
| spellingShingle | Olusola Olasupo Patrick Hosea Babatunde Abioro Dysfunctional State and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: An Assessment of President Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023) African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies dysfunctional state fundamental human rights human rights violation social contract Nigeria |
| title | Dysfunctional State and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: An Assessment of President Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023) |
| title_full | Dysfunctional State and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: An Assessment of President Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023) |
| title_fullStr | Dysfunctional State and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: An Assessment of President Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dysfunctional State and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: An Assessment of President Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023) |
| title_short | Dysfunctional State and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: An Assessment of President Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023) |
| title_sort | dysfunctional state and human rights violations in nigeria an assessment of president buhari s administration 2015 2023 |
| topic | dysfunctional state fundamental human rights human rights violation social contract Nigeria |
| url | https://137.158.157.31/index.php/ajims/article/view/1540 |
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