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CASE N° NIG/48 - O. J. ADEWUNMI - NIGERIA

Resolution adopted without a vote by the Inter-Parliamentary Council
at its 166th session (Amman, 6 May 2000)


The Inter-Parliamentary Council,

Referring to the outline of the case of Senator Adewunmi of Nigeria, as contained in the report of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (CL/166/16(c)­R.1), and to the relevant resolution adopted at its 165th session (October 1999),

Noting that the source has remained silent for several months despite the requests for information the Committee has addressed to it,

Noting that, according to the delegation of the Parliament of Nigeria to the 103rd Conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (Amman, 30 April - 6 May 2000), Mr. O.J. Adewunmi has been unconditionally released,

  1. Takes note with satisfaction of this information;
  2. Considers that there is no necessity to continue examining this case, and decides to close the file.


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