IBA announces human rights award winner

In another development, the International Bar Association has announced the winner of this year’s Human Rights Award.

The recipient, a former professor of constitutional  and international law at the Somalia National University, Abubakar Hassan Ahmed was a victim of the regime of dictator Said Barre from 1969 to 1991.

The Award, which will be presented to the recipient tomorrow, Friday 11th October, 2013 during the Rule of Law Symposium in Boston, recognises personal endeavour in the field of law which makes an outstanding contribution to the promotion, protection and advancement of human rights and the rule of law. Nigerians, who have received the award in the past, include the late Gani Fawehinmi, SAN and Femi Falana, SAN.

This year’s winner, Abubakar Hassan Ahmed is the current legal adviser to the office of the president, in Somalia.