THE IMPLOSION: TALAKAWAS ARE COMING, BECKONING REVOLUTION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.
Human rights what is not, will be self evident with the reverse approach by defining what human rights are in the broader sense of the term.
It is however inherent or left to the readers to decipher and discern what human rights are not, given the definition that would be provided here based on the United Nations conceptualization.
''The term “human rights” was mentioned seven times in the UN's founding Charter, making the promotion and protection of human rights a key purpose and guiding principle of the Organization. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights brought human rights into the realm of international law. Since then, the Organization has diligently protected human rights through legal instruments and on-the-ground activities''-.UN.ORG
''Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.
Universal human rights are often expressed and guaranteed by law, in the forms of treaties, customary international law , general principles and other sources of international law. International human rights law lays down obligations of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals or groups'' -OHCHR.ORG
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD IS REPLETE WITH PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION.
Broadly speaking governance is about human rights. Mostly all revolutions in world history were precipitated by human rights related issues, noteably amongst such revolutions are the American revolution, French revolution, even recently the Tunisian revolution sparked by self immolation of mohamed Bouazizi, Phillipine revolution with the assasination of Beningno Aquinos 1983, Iran Islamic revolution 1979 led to the overthrow of a feudalistic leader Sha Reza Palavi dynasty.
Revolution is like a wild fire, an insignificant spark can snowball into something cataclysmic precipitated by human rights violations within the realm of social, political, religious, and economic frameworks thereby laying a solid foundation for a groundswell of revolutionary opportunism.
The incident or altercation that took place in Zaria Kaduna between the Shia movement and the Nigerian army was a vivid reminder of what led to the Boko Haram insurgency that has become an uncontrollable cancerous growth on the nation geopolitical space. Mindful of that scenario we need to tread carefully in finding solution to this new conflagration.
Note: Right to life subsume freedom from extra judicial killings.
Too many sources of conflagration in Northern Nigeria but not enough fire brigades, we might think the altercation between the Shia and the Nigerian army is an isolated phenomenon.
I must confess we are wrong, there are growing pockets of dissatisfaction amongst the Talakawas in the North against the hegemonic relationships and the obvious inequality, coupled with the grinding poverty striking one in the face in Northern Nigeria and for the youth, Talakawas, religion provides an avenue to find meaning or philosophical explanation for vicissitude of life.
The hegemonic relationships between the feudalistic traditional institution in Northern Nigeria and the Talakawas are already under stress since the people have started questioning the relevance of those institutions openly in public fora and in cyber space.
What we are witnessing is beyond the immediate conflict on ground. It is in the interest of the Northern Nigeria traditional institutions to quickly intervene positively in the ongoing Shia/Military conflict in other to achieve self preservation in the face of an impending people's revolution.
Where you have poverty mixed with religion, a nexus for fundamentalism can be created easily especially when there are outside interferences as we are witnessing from the Iranian government pronouncement on the issue coupled with press tv analyses given by various Shia scholars who saw the incident as a conspiracy triangle amongst CAN, Sunni muslim, and Nigeria army. Don't forget that we have had Hezbolla elements arrested in the North of Nigeria in recent past with piles of arms stored in some of their houses.
This again is a manifestation of the danger we are facing when human rights violation of the kind we are witnessing i.e Shia/military altercation leading to grand massacre is not checkmated quickly, because outside interference can lead to Lebanon or Syrian catastrophy.
Just imagine an alliance between Boko Haram and Shia Militia in the North of Nigeria, that is a deadly combination we do not need at this point in time in Nigeria.
This is not a good season for our leaders in Nigeria we do not need additional crisis at this juncture. However, it is an historic moment to show the people of Nigeria that they will take the moral high-ground in finding solution to this National issue.
OTUNBA ADE ILEMOBADE is a philosopher
Twitter: @pearl2prince
It is however inherent or left to the readers to decipher and discern what human rights are not, given the definition that would be provided here based on the United Nations conceptualization.
''The term “human rights” was mentioned seven times in the UN's founding Charter, making the promotion and protection of human rights a key purpose and guiding principle of the Organization. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights brought human rights into the realm of international law. Since then, the Organization has diligently protected human rights through legal instruments and on-the-ground activities''-.UN.ORG
''Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.
Universal human rights are often expressed and guaranteed by law, in the forms of treaties, customary international law , general principles and other sources of international law. International human rights law lays down obligations of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals or groups'' -OHCHR.ORG
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD IS REPLETE WITH PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION.
Broadly speaking governance is about human rights. Mostly all revolutions in world history were precipitated by human rights related issues, noteably amongst such revolutions are the American revolution, French revolution, even recently the Tunisian revolution sparked by self immolation of mohamed Bouazizi, Phillipine revolution with the assasination of Beningno Aquinos 1983, Iran Islamic revolution 1979 led to the overthrow of a feudalistic leader Sha Reza Palavi dynasty.
Revolution is like a wild fire, an insignificant spark can snowball into something cataclysmic precipitated by human rights violations within the realm of social, political, religious, and economic frameworks thereby laying a solid foundation for a groundswell of revolutionary opportunism.
The incident or altercation that took place in Zaria Kaduna between the Shia movement and the Nigerian army was a vivid reminder of what led to the Boko Haram insurgency that has become an uncontrollable cancerous growth on the nation geopolitical space. Mindful of that scenario we need to tread carefully in finding solution to this new conflagration.
Note: Right to life subsume freedom from extra judicial killings.
Too many sources of conflagration in Northern Nigeria but not enough fire brigades, we might think the altercation between the Shia and the Nigerian army is an isolated phenomenon.
I must confess we are wrong, there are growing pockets of dissatisfaction amongst the Talakawas in the North against the hegemonic relationships and the obvious inequality, coupled with the grinding poverty striking one in the face in Northern Nigeria and for the youth, Talakawas, religion provides an avenue to find meaning or philosophical explanation for vicissitude of life.
The hegemonic relationships between the feudalistic traditional institution in Northern Nigeria and the Talakawas are already under stress since the people have started questioning the relevance of those institutions openly in public fora and in cyber space.
What we are witnessing is beyond the immediate conflict on ground. It is in the interest of the Northern Nigeria traditional institutions to quickly intervene positively in the ongoing Shia/Military conflict in other to achieve self preservation in the face of an impending people's revolution.
Where you have poverty mixed with religion, a nexus for fundamentalism can be created easily especially when there are outside interferences as we are witnessing from the Iranian government pronouncement on the issue coupled with press tv analyses given by various Shia scholars who saw the incident as a conspiracy triangle amongst CAN, Sunni muslim, and Nigeria army. Don't forget that we have had Hezbolla elements arrested in the North of Nigeria in recent past with piles of arms stored in some of their houses.
This again is a manifestation of the danger we are facing when human rights violation of the kind we are witnessing i.e Shia/military altercation leading to grand massacre is not checkmated quickly, because outside interference can lead to Lebanon or Syrian catastrophy.
Just imagine an alliance between Boko Haram and Shia Militia in the North of Nigeria, that is a deadly combination we do not need at this point in time in Nigeria.
This is not a good season for our leaders in Nigeria we do not need additional crisis at this juncture. However, it is an historic moment to show the people of Nigeria that they will take the moral high-ground in finding solution to this National issue.
OTUNBA ADE ILEMOBADE is a philosopher
Twitter: @pearl2prince
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