Dr. Josephine was among the
recipients of the 2013 Woman of Courage Award in the United States. The
Award was presented to her by U.S Secretary of State, John Kerry and
First Lady Michelle Obama. Over the past twenty years, Dr. Josephine Odumakin has handled over 2,000 cases of violations of women’s rights, including cases of extra judicial practices committed by government security agencies
against women.
These cases have included violations of women’s rights including extra
judicial killings of women by the police or their spouses, assault of
women by law enforcement personnel for any pretext as well as deaths of
children and women through negligence on the part of school or hospital
authorities.
Dr. Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin is definitely doing so well for herself thus making us as a Nation very proud of her.
Dr. Odumakin leads almost every
protest, march, lecture or workshop aimed at encouraging the rule of law
and governing justly and democratically. Her advocacy led her to be
arrested and detained seventeen times during the dictatorship of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida’s regime.
Dr. Odumakin is currently the
Executive Director of the Institute of Human Rights and Democratic
Studies; President of Women Arise for Change Initiative; Chairman, Task
Force of the Citizen Forum; Spokesperson, Coalition of Civil Society
Organizations; and President, Centre for Participatory Democracy.
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