A non-profit organisation (BAOBAB) for Women's Human Rights, has called for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls across Nigeria and Africa for rapid development on the continent. The group’s Director of Programmes, Mrs Anne Adidu-Lawal, disclosed this at a press briefing in Lagos on Friday. The group urged the implementation of “Maputo protocol”, an international human rights instrument established by the African Union and that took effect in 2005.