The United Nations has appointed Joy Ezeilo, a Nigerian legal expert, as a member of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan.

The President of the UN Human Rights Council, Václav Bálek made the announcement in a statement today.

Mohamed Chande Othman of Tanzania and Mona Rishmawi of Jordan/Switzerland are also members of the mission, while Othman will serve as Chair.

The statement read:

”Ms. Joy Ezeilo (Nigeria) is a distinguished Law Professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria with expertise in international human rights, criminal law, comparative constitution and the rights of women and children in Africa.

” Dr. Ezeilo is Emeritus Dean of Law at the University of Nigeria, and a visiting professor at multiple universities. She is also the Founder and Director of Women Aid Collective (WACOL), a Nigerian NGO dedicated to advancing the human rights of women and young people.

” From 2008-2014, she served as the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons.

” She has received numerous national and international accolades, including the Nigerian Government’s Officer of the Order of Niger (2006) and a place on the BBC’s 2022 listing of 100 women of impact in the world.”