Cost implications
1. Meetings with the lawyers and the Steering Group.
2. Production of the monitoring forms and duty rota schedules for lawyers.
3. Publicity costs such as printing posters, media costs and community awareness
meeting.
Implementing Partners
As noted in steps 1 and 2 of implementation, it is important to identify implementing
partners and groups interested in the initiative and ensure they fully understand and support
the scheme, and also understand what role they need to play. The following is an example
of how this was achieved in Lagos.
Partner
Commissioner of Police
Role
Agrees to implementation of Scheme
Instructs DPOs to cooperate with Scheme
Member of Steering Committee / Recipient of
Monitoring Analysis Reports
Officers at the pilot police stations Provide access to verified lawyers
Ensure actions are taken in light of Monitoring
Reports
Legal Service Providers:
The Nigerian Bar Association
Legal Aid Council
Office of the Public Defender
International Federation of Women
Lawyers
NGOs that provide pro-bono legal
services
Legal practitioners:
Lawyers (law firms and individuals)
Paralegals
Provide advice on the design and establishment of the
scheme
Help to identify lawyers willing to participate in the
scheme
Help to promote participation in the scheme
Possible members of Steering Committee
Agree to abide by Terms of Reference which set out
role of lawyers in scheme
Attend stations according to duty schedule and on-call
rota
Prepare monitoring reports and submit to scheme
coordinator for station
Attend de-briefing sessions for lawyers involved in the
scheme
Oversight and Monitoring Bodies: Provide advice on the design and establishment of the
National Human Rights Comscheme
mission
Possible membership of the Steering Committee
Civil Society Organisations
Possible role as Coordinators for individual Police
Ministry of Justice Directorate for
Stations (specifically CSOs)
Citizens’ Rights
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