Mr Osaze Lanre Nosaze is capacity building expert and development consultant with over three decades of experience in designing, managing, and implementing civil society projects in Nigeria. He was until 2010 the Executive Director of the Civil Liberties Organisation and, before then, its Director of Projects from 1993 to 1999, responsible for project development and control. He has been since 2010 consultant to several non-governmental organisations in project development and management, advocacy research and training, institutional strategising, and publishing solutions.
Mr Nosaze has had a productive career in human rights research and his publications include: Nigeria: Issues in Economy, Politics and Society (Co-edited with Angela Ogodo Odah; The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, 2022); In Lieu of Excellence: The State of Public Primary Education in Lagos State (The Maroon Square, 2021); Maternal Health in Gwale and Kumbotso LGAs of Kano State: Full Report of Focus Group Discussions (Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education, 2 December 2015); Clear and Present Danger: The State of Human Rights and Governance, 2004 (Civil Liberties Organisation, 2005); Breaking Point: How Torture and the Police Cell System Violate Justice in the Criminal Investigation Process in Nigeria (Edited; Access to Justice, 2005); Citizens, Democracy, and Local Governance (United Action for Democracy, 2005); A Mediocre Democracy: The Federal Government: Report of a Democracy Perception Survey (Civil Liberties Organisation, 2003); A Mediocre Democracy: The State Governments: Report of a Democracy Perception Survey (Civil Liberties Organisation, 2003); Behind the Wall:
A Report on Prison Conditions in Nigeria and the Nigerian Prison System (New Revised Edition; Civil Liberties Organisation, 1996); Prisoners in the Shadows: A Report on Women and Children in Five Nigerian Prisons (Civil Liberties Organisation, 1993); Behind the Wall: A Report on Prison Conditions in Nigeria and the Nigerian Prison System (With Chidi Anselm Odinkalu: Civil Liberties Organisation, 1991).
