Dear colleagues and friends of FIDA,
it is indeed pleasure to take the opportunity of the current edition of FIDA Nigeria Newsletter LOYA to present the compliments of the members of the National executive of the Association to you.
We are office holders at a crucial time in the history and politics of Nigeria - ahead of the national elections.
FIDA NIGERIA
ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN
The International Federation of Women Lawyers - FIDA- was formed in 1944 by a group of seven women lawyers from Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States of America. The Association is generally known as FIDA (which is an abbreviation of the original Spanish appellation Federacion Internacional de Abogadas).
FIDA International is strictly a non-political and non-profit making organisation and membership can either be as a country or as individuals in countries where there are not enough members to constitute a group or where a country has not formed an officially recognised association.
Its primary role is to promote the rights of women and children. With the advent of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, FIDA's objectives were broadened to include human rights for all.
In 1952, the Association was admitted into the family of non-governmental organisations at the United Nations, while in 1954 it was granted a Consultative Status at the United Nations. It holds a class 2b status and is also a member of CONGO (Conference of Non Governmental Organisations). The Association now has memberships in more than 80 countries in every region of the world and over 1000 individual members.
