Auwal Musa Rafsanjani is a Nigerian civil rights activist. Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre.[1][2] He is the chairman, Board of Amnesty International, Nigeria.[3]

Early life and education

Rafsanjani was born in Kano and got a degree in political science at the Bayero University Kano. In 1992, he became the Assistant-General Secretary of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).[4]

Advocacy

Rafsanjani has been a member of Civil Liberties Organization and a member of The Center for Democracy and Human Rights. He was a founding member of Campaign for Democracy, led by late Beko Ransome Kuti, Democratic Alternative, also a member and coordinator of United Action for Democracy (UAD) led by Olisa Agbakoba.[5]

In 2005, he founded The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a non-governmental, non-profit civil society organization with the primary mission to promote democratic governance and deepen democracy through legislative advocacy, capacity building, research, and information sharing.[6]

References

  1. ↑ DailyNigerian (2022-08-19). "INTERVIEW: I'm no match for Keyamo, my activism dates back to 1989 – Rafsanjani". Daily Nigerian. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  2. ↑ "TMG elects Rafsanjani as new chair - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  3. ↑ Ewepu, Gabriel (8 August 2019). "Amnesty Chair dares protesters, says no intimidation can stop us". Vanguard News. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Auwal Rafsanjani: I grew up fighting for poor people". The Nation Newspaper. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2018-05-26). "'Why I am committed to activism and humanity'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  6. ↑ "How I got my nicknames —Rafsanjani". Tribune Online. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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