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Emeka Umeagbalasi<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmeka Umeagbalasi, born in 1969, is a university trained Criminologist and Graduate of Security Studies. He is also holder of Master of Science Degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution and has been a grassroots Human Rights and Democracy campaigner since 1995. He founded Intersociety in 2008 and presently serves as its board chair and lead-director. Umeagbalasi is also a researcher and investigator of international repute and has won several local and international human rights and humanitarian awards and also received several human rights and NGO trainings and certificates. 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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmeka Umeagbalasi<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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