Rights activists, lawyers protest at Federal High Court

…Submit Petitions to US, South African Embassies

…Demand fair treatment for Nigerians and African litigants abroad

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja

Human rights activists and lawyers under the banner of the Legion of Mary Social Justice Troopers on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the Federal High Court in Abuja before marching to the embassies of the United States and South Africa, where they submitted petitions calling for what they described as fair treatment of Nigerians and other people of African descent in foreign judicial systems.

The protesters carried placards bearing inscriptions such as “Stop Discrimination Against Nigerians,” “Respect Due Process,” “Justice for African Descendants,” “Africa Must Rise,” and “End Judicial Bias Against Black Litigants.”