CDHR
16 Dec
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) yesterday honoured The Guardian as the 'Human Rights Newspaper of the Year 2024' for its balanced reporting, commitment to human rights advocacy, and dedication to serving humanity.
25 Nov
The Lagos State branch of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) yesterday marked 1,000 days since the gruesome murder of 22-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwola, demanding justice and decrying the slow pace of the case.
3 Oct 2024
The Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) Kwara State chapter has urged the state government to pay adequate attention and encourage the state's Chief Justice, Abiodun Adebara, to ensure the timely prosecution of the growing number of inmates at correctional centres across the state. Comrade Afolabi, speaking at a press briefing marking this year's…
2 Oct 2024
Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has urged the Federal Government to undertake urgent reforms to address the country’s lingering challenges.
Speaking, yesterday, at a briefing in Lagos to commemorate Nigeria 64th Independence Day anniversary
28 Aug 2024
After a 900-day wait, the Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has reminded Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu that 22-year-old Bamise Ayanwola has yet to get justice.
1 Aug 2024
One of the foremost civil society organisations in the country, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has admonished organisers of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest not to overstay their welcome. The CDHR President, Mr. Debo Adeniran, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that the protest had already…
12 Jun 2024
Some rights activists and followers of late Chief MKO Abiola on Wednesday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to declare the acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential Election as ex-President. They spoke at the “2024 Memorial Programme for the Commemoration of June 12, 1993 Election” in Lagos. The event was organised by the Committee…
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