Time is of the Essence: Preventing Election Violence in Rivers State

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This briefing examines the senatorial zoning system in Rivers and outlines the challenges and drivers of insecurity specific to each senatorial district going into the 2019 elections. Download report below: [wp_mb_plugin_download instance=”1″ password=”” buttonname=”Download” name=”Preventing Election Violence in Rivers State” datetime=”September 5, 2018 – 9:45 pm” other=”v.1.7 (PIND)” atagseo=”tag”]https://pindfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Conflict-Briefing-Preventing-Election-Violence-in-Rivers-State-FINAL.pdf[/wp_mb_plugin_download]

Domestic Violence in Rivers State: A Threat to Social and Family Stability

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This report aims to highlight the different forms and drivers of domestic violence in the Niger Delta, with a particular focus on Rivers state. Through greater awareness and engagement on the issue across sectors, community leaders, policy makers and practitioners work together to address the underlying drivers of domestic violence, as well as strengthen prevention…

Organized Crime in the Niger Delta: Implications for the 2019 Elections

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This conflict brief provides a snapshot of the trends and patterns of organized criminality and political violence in the Niger Delta and examines the security and risk implications of organized crime on the upcoming 2019 Nigerian general elections in the region. DOWNLOAD Organized Crime in the Niger Delta: Implications for the 2019 Elections (6455 downloads…

Conflict Brief – Ogoniland – Remediating a Troubled Region

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Ogoniland has long been an area symbolic in the minds of people both inside and outside of the Niger Delta for its struggle against environmental degradation caused by resource exploitation. While both the Clean-up Project and the renewed amnesty programme are an attempt to restore security and economic viability to Ogoniland, multiple overlapping and intertwined…

PIND Briefing – Aftermath of Presidential Amnesty Programme in Niger Delta – August 2015

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In 2009, after over three years of intensive militancy activities and violence in the Niger Delta which saw the nation’s oil production capacity drop to an all-time low, President Yar’Adua declared the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The programme provided amnesty from prosecution for ex-militants in return for the surrender of arms, and ongoing financial incentives to…

P4P Qualitative Research Reports on Drivers/Impacts of Conflict in the Niger Delta

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Taking a unique approach, Partners for Peace (P4P) emphasizes the catalyzing of loose networks across all key stakeholder groups in the Niger Delta to encourage collaboration and promote best practices in effective peacebuilding. As envisioned, these grassroots networks will be self-sustaining, with PIND playing a role in finding synergies and promoting the voices of network…