TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Acronyms List of Tables and Figures Table of Contents ii iii-iv v vi-viii PART A Section One: General Introduction Background and Period of Report Coverage Demographic Situation in Nigeria Geography and Administrative Structure Preparatory Process for the 5th Report 1-2 3-67 Section Two: Progress Report on the Implementation of the ACHPR in Nigeria Steps taken to Address the Principal Areas of Concern and the Recommendations Outlined in the Commission’s Concluding Observations on Nigeria’s 5th Country Periodic Report (2011-2013) 68-74 Section Three: - General Measures of Implementation: - Articles 1, 25, 26 and 62. Legislative Measures: Policy Measures Judicial Intervention/Measures; Institutional Measures for the Promotion and Protection of Human and Peoples’ Rights Challenges Efforts by Nigeria to Implement the MDGs as an emerging Human Rights Framework: Social, Economic, Environmental and Developmental Contexts (20132015) PART B Section Four: - Individual Civil And Political Rights: - Articles 2-13 Chapter 1: - Rights to Non-Discrimination and Equality before and Equal protection of the Law: - Articles 2 and 3. Legal/Policy and Administrative Measures Non Discrimination Steps taken to eradicate discrimination against children Measures taken to deal with cultural practices affecting children Challenges Administrative and Legislative Measures to Accelerate Equality Special Measures Taken to Ensure Equality between Women and Men Political Parties Challenges Equality before the Law Reform Measures to Enhance Equality Before the Law Challenges 6 75-92