Funke Adeoye
@thefunkeadeoye
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Incurable Optimist 🇳🇬 |Tweets: Justice Reforms & Human Rights | ED @hopebehindbar | MSc @UniofOxford | Winner @GlblCtzn | Fellow @Ashoka @WASHFellowship
Abuja, Nigeria
Joined May 2014
Thank you so much @adeyanjudeji, Barr. Mashal and every lawyer, CSOs including my people at @hopebehindbar who have tirelessly worked on this case since August 2nd. To everyone who joined the outcry since the videos got out on Friday, thank you. Today, at the Federal High
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MSc International Human Rights Law, @UniofOxford in the bag!!! Did this while leading the intense work at @hopebehindbar. Excited to channel this knowledge into advancing justice and human rights where it matters most.
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Thank you so much @olorunwababs
Just like I posted here 3 years ago when I met @thefunkeadeoye even though she has been on this since forever.. I have been a big fan of her work. And yeah, we have gone to do far many great things together ever since. Reading the news about her award as the International Bar
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Nigerian Lawyer Funke Adeoye Wins Prestigious International Award - TheMeteor https://t.co/1NYV5AofBO
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Nigerian human rights lawyer Funke Adeoye shines globally, wins 2025 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award https://t.co/MQ99YMyAv8
lawandsocietymagazine.com
Nigerian human rights lawyer and justice reform advocate, Funke Adeoye, has made the nation proud once again by winning the prestigious 2025 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award from the International Bar...
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Nigeria's Funke Adeoye Wins International Bar Association's Young Lawyer Award
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Big congratulations, Executive Director Funke Adeoye! Your achievement is truly well-deserved. You continue to inspire with your courage, compassion, and brilliance. I’m so happy to witness the positive change your leadership brings every day. Cheers to many more wins ahead!
Our Executive Director, Oluwafunke Adeoye (@thefunkeadeoye), is the recipient of the International Bar Association's Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, in recognition of her legal brilliance and passion for justice! Read more here - https://t.co/6JtuXXOFUJ
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Congratulations, @thefunkeadeoye 🎉 We’re proud to celebrate Funke Adeoye, winner of the 2025 IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, a global recognition of her excellence, integrity, and leadership in advancing justice and human rights. #ICCEF
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Congratulations @thefunkeadeoye You are so deserving of this and many more. Keep excelling. Super proud of you
Our Executive Director, Oluwafunke Adeoye (@thefunkeadeoye), is the recipient of the International Bar Association's Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, in recognition of her legal brilliance and passion for justice! Read more here - https://t.co/6JtuXXOFUJ
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Our Executive Director, Oluwafunke Adeoye (@thefunkeadeoye), is the recipient of the International Bar Association's Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, in recognition of her legal brilliance and passion for justice! Read more here - https://t.co/6JtuXXOFUJ
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Funke Adeoye was just 26 when she founded @hopebehindbar, a nonprofit helping indigent inmates get access to justice and advocating justice sector reforms. Nigeria's Funke Adeoye Wins International Bar Association's Young Lawyer Award
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Adeoye founded Hope Behind Bars Africa, a nonprofit helping indigent inmates get access to justice, aged just 26.
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Always a pleasure Chief.
Yours sincerely with our very own @thefunkeadeoye of Hope Behind Bars Africa and @ejfoale programme manager at Human Rights Institute at IBA at the ongoing IBA in Toronto 🇨🇦
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I arrived Toronto a couple of days ago at the invitation & expense of the International Bar Association @IBAevents . This experience has been a beautiful reminder that inspite of the intensity of the work we do at @hopebehindbar and how unpopular our work might be, excellence
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Mr. Bashir had been wrongfully accused of stealing from his long-time employer and remained in custody for months, even after meeting all the bail conditions set by the court. With no lawyer to advocate for him, his case stalled, and he remained behind bars. When @hopebehindbar
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At just 13, Ochanya Ogbanje’s life was cut short by years of sexual abuse. Seven years later, the case remains a sad reminder that justice delayed, can be justice denied. Ochanya's story exposes deep cracks in Nigeria’s justice system, from weak investigations to prosecutorial
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Double Congratulations @SavvyRinu . You are phenomenal🎉🎊
It’s not just my birthday. Ten years since I first stepped into higher education, meet Rinu Oduala, N.D. BSc (C.E, CW). BSc Public Health (Epidemiology & Biostatistics, First Class Honors) - United States International University, Africa. 🎓😊
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At the Flag-Off Ceremony of the Farming Justice Project, the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, MFR, mni, represented by Mr. Suleiman Saidu Bosso, the Controller of Corrections (Agric), emphasized that the project contributes
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Five years since the #EndSARS protests, a movement that demanded accountability, justice and better governance. The question remains: has anything truly changed? Today at 3pm, Our Executive Director, Oluwafunke Adeoye (@thefunkeadeoye) will join @rubbinmindsnow to reflect on the
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October 20 reminds us of the courage and determination of young Nigerians who stood against police brutality during the #EndSARS protest. Their calls for justice echoed across the nation, demanding accountability and respect for human rights. Today, their struggle continues. The
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“We are the most deeply connected generation. We are the most creative generation. Yet we are the most questioned generation.” - Funke Adeoye @thefunkeadeoye
#DARE2025 #OwnTheShift #DARE2Shift
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On Monday, 13th October 2025, as part of our #LawDay2025 activities, we visited the University of Benin, Benin City, where we engaged students in interactive sessions on their rights. The discussions provided practical knowledge of their digital rights, focusing on lawful
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