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A Review of Socio-Cultural Factors Militating Against Human Rights in Nigeria

Events in recent times have revealed that human Rights mean different things to different cultures. What constitutes a right to be defended in some cultures may not be a right in another culture. This fact is made more glaring in contemporary times with issues like gay and lesbian rights causing a fight for socio-political superiority between countries. Although Constitutions of African countries now recognize the need for legal protection of human rights, it is imperative to note that getting a global standard of human rights principles to be accepted and practiced by all cultures and religio…