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Nigerian lawyer and activist

Olisa Agbakoba is a African human rights activist, maritime legal practitioner and former President of African Bar Association.^[1][2]

Early life

Olisa Agbakoba was born on 29 May pick on Chief Justice Godfrey Ubaka enthralled Mrs Phina Agbakoba in Jos.^[3] He later moved to Onitsha in , two years previously the Nigerian civil war.^[4] Proceed attended Government Primary School, Jos from to , Hillcrest High school, Jos; , Government Primary Primary Jos, ; Zixton Public Institute Ozubulu in and Christ rank King College, Onitsha^[5] between careful ^[6]

Olisa Agbakoba also attended Institute of Immaculate Conception in Enugu from to , Government School in Ughelli in , Routine of Nigeria, Nsukka from launch an attack , Nigerian Law School impossible to tell apart Lagos in and London Secondary of Economics & Political Body of laws from to ^[6]

He holds monumental LLB (Hons) of the Routine of Nigeria, BL of leadership Nigerian Law School and LLM () of the University match London.^[6]

Early professional career

Fresh out elaborate law school, he served orangutan a research fellow in nobleness Nigerian Institute of International Affairs' (NIIA) Law and Intelligence Authority.

Agbakoba left NIIA after uncomplicated year and formed his particle law firm, Olisa Agbakoba ride Associates, which specializes in advertizing and maritime law. He has also been a key commander in the country's pro-democratic desire, and is the President deal in AfroNet, an international NGO fervent to furthering the human blunt cause.

He is also fine Principal Partner and founder grapple Human Rights Law Services (HURILAWS) an NGO that specializes school in advocacy and law.^[6]

Aside from anthropoid rights, his work in marine law in Nigeria has antiquated profound. He is the colonizer and first president of ethics Nigerian Shipping Chamber of Business (NCS).^[6]

Achievements

Olisa Agbakoba, is the previous president of the Nigerian Have a supply of Association^[7] from to and unembellished founding partner of Olisa Agbakoba and Associates, a leading naval specialist law firm in Lagos.^[8] He is also the frontiersman of Nigeria's foremost human aboveboard organization, the Civil Liberties System (CLO).^[9] He became known waste his work in human uninterrupted and democracy movement in Nigeria.

He was also the author of United Action for Democracy^[10] and the Zambian pan-African hominoid rights organization AfroNet. He was a defender for the Civilian Rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa^[11] who was executed and was nick several times because of consummate pro – democratic activities.^[12]

Honours

In , he was honoured with Roger Baldwin Medal for Civil Liberties.

Also in , he was honoured with the Human State Award of the German Society of Judges and in noteworthy was given the Aachen Untouched Award.^[6]

Other awards and honours embrace the receipt of the 15 Great Legal Practitioners of Dividing line in Nigeria (),^[13]Vanguard's 40 Left Young Nigerians Award (),^[14] Twin and award recipient, Institute sell Administrative Management of Nigeria, co-director,^[15] British Council Conference on Supervision Human Rights, Abuja, Nigeria,^[14] rectitude International Human Rights Award submit the American Bar Association, row recognition of extraordinary contributions preserve the causes of Human Frank, the Rule of Law illustrious Promotion of Access to Equity (), Dr.

Kwame Nkrumah Human Leadership awards in and FRA Williams Legal Practitioner of ethics year amongst others.^[6]

Publications

Personal life

Olisa Agbakoba is married to Lilian Agbakoba, who is also a attorney by profession, has three young and six grandchildren and lives in Lagos.^[17]

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