CAPIO is a not-for-profit, change-development organization of the Discalced Carmelite Order with particular interest in the justice sector, genuine prison reforms and general welfare of Prisoners in Nigeria.
A Brief Story of CAPIO
Carmelite Prisoners Interest Organization (CAPIO) was established in 1992 as a Human Rights organization to address the rights, needs and dignity of prisoners. The organization was formally registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in 2003.
Its interventions have focused mainly on the provision of basic needs of prisoners, free legal and medical services; coordination with other Human Rights organizations; and rehabilitation of prisoners.
The organization started off as part of the apostolate of the Discalced Carmelite Friars in Enugu State, and has plans to leverage on the presence of the Carmelites in other dioceses to expand the work of CAPIO.
CAPIO operates as a not for profit, change-development organization with particular interest in the justice sector, genuine prisons reforms and general welfare of Prisoners.
CAPIO commits to the call for justice through advocacy for legal reforms and penal codes reviews; through provision of free medical and legal services; and through compassionate obligation in helping prisoners while in and out of prisons.