Women generally speak the same language – silence, and breaking this culture is what a few women have tried to do. A lot of women are not empowered a… - Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin

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Women generally speak the same language – silence, and breaking this culture is what a few women have tried to do. A lot of women are not empowered and they allow themselves to be used by politicians as cheer leaders. They bring them to clap at political rallies.

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About Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin

Dr. Josephine Obiajulu Okei-Odimakin is a Nigerian women's rights activist. She is the president of the human rights groups, Women Arise for Change Initiative and the Campaign for Democracy.

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Alternative Names: Josephine Obiajulu Okei-Odumakin • Josephine Odumakin • Joe Okei-Odumakin
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Freedom of speech, freedom of association, and freedom of movement are some of the fundamental human rights granted to Nigerian citizens by the 1999 Constitution as amended... We, therefore, condemn the shooting of Sowore as barbaric and an infringement of his rights under the law.
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