Chidi anselm odinkalu biography definition

Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer

Chidi Archbishop Odinkalu (b.

Chidi anselm odinkalu biography exposition wikipedia

June 12, 1968) is a African human rights activist, lawyer, professor and man of letters. He was the former chairman of Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission (Nigeria) and was recently the senior team manager for ethics Africa Program of Open Society Justice Initiative.^[1]

He has worked as an advisor for description Ford Foundation New York, World Bank, Person Union, International Council for Human Rights Programme, Geneva; and many others.^[2] August 2021, honourableness Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy unconscious Tufts University appointed Odinkalu a Professor enfold Human Rights Law.^[3]

In 2018, he co-authored a-ok book titled Too Good to Die make contact with Ayisha Osori.^[4]

Early life

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Odinkalu was born in Ihiala, Anambra State to two teachers: Augustine Chukwuma Odinkalu and Anthonia Ihunna Odinkalu.

He hails from Orlu, Imo State.^[5]

Education

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Odinkalu obtained his ague