Received Human Rights And Democracy Awards
- The Intersociety and Founder of our Organization, Emeka Umeagbalasi are ‘multiple merit awards’ winners in the past 23 years. Emeka Umeagbalasi as major beneficiary of the ‘multiple merit awards’ has been a consistent, dogged, and uncompromising grassroots human rights, democracy, rule of law and citizens’ security and safety campaigner since 1994 leading to him receiving several merit awards and human rights and democracy education certificates which he shared or jointly received with the intersociety. The received awards are made up of the ‘Human Rights, Rule of Law, and Democracy Education Certificates’ and the ‘Democracy, Human Rights, Humanitarian and Community Services Merit Awards’, etc.
- Among the Received ‘Human Rights, Rule of Law and Democracy Education Certificates’ are: Nigeria’s CLO Human Rights Education Certificate of Attendance (Owerri, Nov 29, 2001), Access To Justice (Lagos) with Anambra State Ministry of Justice Certificate of Participation arising from a Workshop on Reform of the Coroner’s Law of Anambra State (May 5 and 6, 2009), and the United States Department of State (DoS)’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on “NGO Management in the U.S.” (United States, June 10-28, 2013).
- Among the Received ‘Human Rights, Democracy, Humanitarian and Community Services Merit Awards’ are: The Nigerian Red Cross Society’s ‘Henry Donant Gold Merit Award’ (Sept 14, 2008)
- ‘Merit Award for Excellent Service to Humanity and Assistance to the Less Privileged, Orphans and Widows’ by the Child Emancipation and Welfare Organization of Nigeria (2009).
- ‘Defense of Human Rights Veteran Award’ by the Law Students Association of the Anambra State University (Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University), Igbariam, Anambra State (June 22, 2012).
- ‘Volunteer General for Service to Humanity Award’ by the Nigerian Red Cross Society (Dec 5, 2015)
- Iyiowa-Odekpe Layout Electricity Transformer Users Forum ‘Merit Award’ (Oct 1, 2015).
- The Community Secondary School, Ezinifite-Aguata ‘Merit Award of Excellence’ for numerous contributions towards development and sustainability of the school (May 17, 2017).
- ‘An Award of Impact’ by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN)-Ogbaru, Anambra Chapter (April 29, 2018).
- ‘Merit Award’ in recognition of selfless services, supports and contributions to the Church and Humanity by the Madonna Catholic Parish, Iyiowa-Odekpe, Ogbaru, Anambra State (Sept 10, 2017).
- ‘Merit Award’ for supports and contributions to the Development of Iyiowa-Odekpe Community by the Iyiowa-Odekpe Community Landlords Association, Ogbaru, Anambra State (2018).
- ‘The People’s Advocate Award for Human Rights Advancement’ by the Law Students Association of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State (June 8, 2018).
- ‘Community Development and Impact Award’ for the Impact, Sacrificial Service and Developmental Strides in the Iyiowa-Odekpe Community and Beyond by the Odekpe-based Pentecostal Ministries, Ogbaru, Anambra State (Nov 13, 2022).
- ‘Award of Recognition for the Intersociety’s Contribution in Engendering Rule of Law and Human Rights in the South-East’ by the NUJ or Nigerian Union of Journalists’ Correspondents’ Chapel, Enugu State Council (Nov 17, 2023).
- ‘Award of Excellence for Defense of Human Rights’ in Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), Anambra State Branch (Dec 10, 2023).