Ebun Francis| The United Kingdom on Tuesday said it is closely monitoring the continued detention of Omoyele Sowore, Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, even as it called on the Nigerian government to respect the fundamentals for democracy.
The British High Commission in Nigeria, in a tweet, called for the respect for the rule of law, stating that the ideals set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights should be upheld.
The tweet read, “As we celebrate #HumanRightsDay, we encourage all political, state and non-state actors to uphold the ideals set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed 71 years ago today.
“We are following closely the continued detention of #Sowore. Respect for the rule of law and free and responsible speech is fundamental for #democracy.
“The UK is committed to defending and strengthening human rights worldwide and, as we conclude #16DaysofActivism2019, working to end gender-based violence.”
The UK, the tweet said, is committed to defending and strengthening human rights worldwide and, as we conclude #16DaysofActivism2019, working to end gender-based violence.
Sowore was rearrested by operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) on Friday at a Federal High Court in Abuja, and has been arrainged by the federal government on a seven count charge bordering tresonable felony and money laundering.
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