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Hope Behind Bars Africa offers free legal services to indigent Nigerians, many of whom are unjustly arrested and unable to afford bail or legal representation.

The Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria (MWFAAN) has called for increased women's inclusion and empowerment at all levels of

The groups say their petition highlights concerns about the integrity of the Nigerian judiciary, specifically focusing on a series of incidents of judicial capture in Nigeria.

Five Nigerian civil society organisations on Wednesday stated that they have formed an “Open Justice Alliance” which is a collaboration to tackle the rot and corruption in the Nigerian judicial system and enhance transparency and accountability.  The CSOs – Citizens' Gavel, Civic Hive, Network of University Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI), Hope Behind Bars and TAP Initiative – said in a statement that the alliance was in response “to the urgent need for transparency and accountability in Nigeria's judicial system and the imperative to restore citizens' confidence.”

With the case of police brutality still rampant in Nigeria, a coalition of civil society organisations has launched the Joint Action Against Police Violence (JAPOV) initiative. The JAPOV initiative, which was launched on the third-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protest, October 20, 2023, is aimed at addressing the prevalent issue of police brutality and human rights violations within Nigeria.