Nigerian human rights and international law expert, Adeola Oyinlade, has been declared the 2021 American Bar Association International Human Rights of the Year Laureate by the American Bar Association (ABA).
ABA gave Mr Oyinlade the award at its ongoing annual meeting in Chicago, United States of America.
The association’s president, Patricia Lee Refo, said in a statement that the award presentation took place at ABA first ever Hybrid Annual Meeting which was broadcast live on Thursday.
Mr Oyinlade is said to be the first Nigerian, and second African after Abdelrahman Al Gasim, a Sudanese lawyer, to receive the annual award.
Ms Refo said Mr Oyinlade was considered for the award because he has “advanced solutions to human rights issues across Africa, including the South Sudan political crisis, the Central African Republic crisis, the Congo Democratic Republic armed conflict and Libyan peace talks.”
She also praised his contribution to the African Union on the implementation of the African Youth Charter.
