Oluwafunke Adeoye
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| Oluwafunke Adeoye | |
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| Born | 1 March 1992 Ondo State |
| Other names | Funke Adeoye |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Benin (Nigeria) Lagos Business School Lagos Business School (LBS) |
| 💼 Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Founder Hope Behind Bars Africa |
| 🌐 Website | hopebehindbarsafrica |
| Twitter= | |
Oluwafunke Adeoye, better known as Funke Adeoye, is a Nigerian lawyer and human rights defender.[1][2][3][4]
She is the founder and executive director of Hope Behind Bars Africa, an organization that promotes human rights and criminal justice reforms using legal aid, research, evidence based advocacy and technology.[5][6][7]
Adeoye led interventions that amplified the work of grassroots advocates across sub-Saharan Africa and saved hundreds of indigent pre-trial detainees and also oversees Made in Corrections, a social enterprise aimed at preventing recidivism by empowering incarcerated women and young persons in Nigeria.[7][8][9]
Early life[edit]
Adeoye was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, but she grew up in Lagos. She holds an LLB from University of Benin (Nigeria) and has attended two flagship programs for non-profit leaders at Lagos Business School (LBS).[10][11]
Career[edit]
Adeoye founded Hope behind bars Africa in 2018. Over 7,000 justice-involved individuals have benefitted from their interventions. She has initiated campaigns including the campaign to decriminalize poverty. [12][13][14][15]
She once worked at Associate at Olumide Sofowora SAN Chambers as a legal lawyer before embarking on social justice space as a volunteer for Amnesty International.[10][11]
Adeoye also worked as Program Manager at Global Rights, an international human rights organisation where she facilitated the capacity development training of over 300 grassroot organizations on regulatory compliance. She engaged the Upper Chamber of Nigeria’s parliament on the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, a legislation that could impact negatively on the civic space.[16][17] [18]
She co-authored “Legal Representation for Indigent Pre-trial Detainees” that gained recognition from Federal Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Council.[12]
Awards and Recognition[edit]
She is a 2019 LEAP Africa Social Innovation Fellow, a One Young World Ambassador and a 2022 CivicHive fellow. She is also a (TFAA ) Future Africa Finalist for Advocacy, a 100 Leading Ladies Africa Honoree and a 2023 Acumen West Africa Fellow. She won the Dragons Den Prize at Unleash Plus Innovation Bootcamp in Mysore, India.[8][4][1]
In 2023, she won Waislitz Global Citizen’s Choice Award[19] She was selected for the Mandela Washington Fellowship and was listed by Attic London as one of the lawyers changing the world for the better in 2020.[1][3]
Personal life[edit]
She is a Christian and lives in Abuja, Nigeria, with her husband.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Access to justice and human rights protection Nigeria". 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ↑ "Funke Adeoye of Hope Behind Bars Africa is the Lawyer Who's Helping Prison Inmates Get Justice & Advocating for Reforms". 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Funke Adeoye Human Rights Defender". 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Oluwafunke Adeoye". 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ "Master class series". Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ↑ "Injustice Judicial flaws And The Increasing Cost Of Court Proceedingsseries". 28 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Funke Adeoye and her access to justice mission in Nigeria". 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Woman Crush Wednesday: Oluwafunke Adeoye". 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ "Funke Adeoye, The Lawyer Who's Helping Prison Inmates Get Justice & Advocating For Reforms". 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Access To Justice". Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Funke Adeoye Founded Hope Behind Bars 5 Years Ago It Has 'Rescued' 416 Innocent Inmates From Prison". 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Famous Female African human rights lawyers". 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ↑ "recognizes 20 Leading Nigerian Women in Commemoration of the International Women's Day and Women's month 2021". 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ "Meet the 2023 Cohort of West Africa Acumen Fellows". 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ↑ "Nigeria lawyer who walked the path". 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ↑ "How Human Rights Lawyer Is Providing Legal Aid In Nigeria". 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ↑ "Group empowers 102 female inmates". 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Innocent Nigerians languishing in prison for petty crimes – Group". 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ↑ "Waislitz Global Citizen Award". Retrieved 2023-04-11.
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