Adeola Austin Oyinlade Explained

Adeola Austin Oyinlade
Birth Date:	1981 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Alma Mater:	University of Lagos.
Occupation:	Legal practitioner, nigerian human rights lawyer.
Years Active:	(2008–present)
Notable Works:	"Know Your Rights Nigeria" human rights empowerment app, Peace Building
Awards:	2018 International Bar Association (IBA) Human Rights Award for outstanding contribution by a Legal Practitioner to Human Rights

Adeola Austin Oyinlade (born 6 August 1981) is a Nigerian human rights lawyer.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Early life and education

Adeola Austin Oyinlade was born on 6 August 1981 in Akure, Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria to the family of Elder and Mrs. Oyinlade.^[4]

He obtained his undergraduate (LL.B) and postgraduate (LL.M- Master of Laws) degrees from University of Lagos.^[5]

Career and legal practice

Oyinlade is the Principal Partner of Adeola Oyinlade & Co; a law firm based in Lagos, Nigeria with practices in human rights, Intellectual Property, Commercial, Corporate and International Law.^[6]

He worked for the African Union Commission (AU).^[7] He created "Know Your Rights Nigeria" initiative on radio (UNILAG FM) and founded 'Constitutional Rights Awareness and Liberty Initiative; a Non-Governmental organization.^[8] ^[9] ^[10]

Public speaking

In April 2011, Oyinlade addressed the plenary sessions of the African Union's Pre-AU Summit (African Youth Forum 2011) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris, France in and others.^[11] ^[12] ^[13]

Awards and honours

In May 2010, he was commissioned as the United Nations Young Ambassador for Peace^[14]
In 2011, he was a finalist, Bremen Peace Awards 2011 of Threshold Foundation for Exemplary Commitments to Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation in Germany for "taking the legal path to justice" in Nigeria.^[15]
In 2014, he was invited alongside his colleague from Morocco, Karima Rhanem, as co-Founders of the African Network of Youth Policy to launch the network at the UN.
In December 2014, Youth Action Network for Human Rights made a 13-minute documentary in commemoration of International Human Rights Day 2014 by profiling Adeola's work to inspire youths in taking the lead in human rights promotion and protection.
Adeola Austin Oyinlade was named among Top Under 40 CEOs in Nigeria^[16]
In October 2018, Oyinlade was declared winner of the International Bar Association (IBA) Human Rights Award^[17] for Outstanding Contribution by a Legal Practitioner to Human Rights in Rome, Italy.
In August 2021, he was named the 2021 American Bar Association (ABA) International Human Rights Award Recipient at ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago, United States^[18]

Notes and References

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News: Service to Humanity is Never in Vain. 14 August 2021.
Web site: 24 April 2018. Remarks By U.S. Consul General F. John Bray Launch of Expanded "Know Your Rights" App. 14 August 2021. U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria. en-US.
Web site: 9 May 2018. US Consul-General praises Nigerian youth for setting up Know your rights app. 14 August 2021. Vanguard News. en-US.
Web site: African Union Picks UN Peace Ambassador, Oyinlade to digitize African Youth Charter. 4 February 2012 . Seyi Lawal. 7 January 2019.
Web site: UNESCO Youth Forum 2011. 12 January 2019. www.unesco.org.
Web site: Adeola Austin Oyinlade. 16 August 2021. AfriNYPE. en-US.
Web site: 29 July 2021. ABA honors Nigerian lawyer with international human rights award. 16 August 2021. All of the Latest Oil and Gas News-Find Oil and Gas Jobs. en-US.
Web site: Day of Families Celebrated in Lagos – Universal Peace Federation. www.upf.org. 12 January 2019.
Web site: "taking the legal path to justice" in Nigeria; Page 33. 12 January 2019.
Web site: Under 40 CEOs in Nigeria. Idea, Innovation, Impact. en-US. 12 January 2019.
Web site: Adeola Oyinlade wins IBA 2018 human rights honour. The Guardian. 15 November 2018 . 12 January 2019.
Web site: 5 August 2021. Adeola Oyinlade wins American Bar Association International Human Rights of the Year Award -. 14 August 2021. The NEWS.