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Falana seeks release of 40 illegally detained Nigerians by Navy
16 Aug  Nigeria
Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called for the release of 40 Nigerians illegally detained by the Navy in its facilities in Lagos State.
Group takes police to NHRC over alleged assault
17 Jul  Nigeria
The United Global Resolve For Peace (UGRFP) has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over alleged police brutality and violation of Ogbaji...
Right time for state police
26 Jun  Opinion
A report the other day that President Muhammadu Buhari had instructed Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and National Human Rights...
Bayelsa communities accuse DPR, NOSDRA of complicity in oil spill
24 May  Nigeria
Oil-ravaged communities in Bayelsa State have accused the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and another regulatory body, National...
CSOs decry lack of political will to implement UN Human Right recommendations
18 May  Nigeria
A coalition of Nigerian Human Rights Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) on Universal Periodic Review (UPR) has raised concerns over the government’s altitude towards the implementation of Nigeria’s human rights commitments contained in the recommendations of the UPR 2019 for the promotion and protection of human rights. The coalition, which is managed by Partnership for Justice…
NHRC concludes investigation of SARS’ alleged rights abuses
17 May  Nigeria
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has concluded investigations of alleged human rights abuses...
Man stabs friend to death in Ogun
7 May  Nigeria
A 28-year-old man, Oni Olohunwa has been arrested by men of the Ogun State police command for stabbing his friend, Baraka Taiwo...
Lawyers back call for Buhari, govs to account for security votes
15 Apr  Nigeria
Legal practitioners have backed the request by rights body, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project...
Stakeholders blame abuses on non-composition of rights commission
10 Apr  Nigeria
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) yesterday urged the Federal Government to immediately constitute the board of the National Human Rights Commission NHRC for effective human rights monitoring and protection. The coalition, under the auspices of Nigerian Human Rights CSOs on Universal Periodic Review (UPR), noted that the non-composition had impacted negatively on past…
Stakeholders end brainstorming session in Owerri, urge government to mainstream human rights laws, others
6 Apr  Nigeria
Dissatisfied with the low application of human rights laws and non-observance of human rights in the country, stakeholders...
NHRC set to check child labour in Gombe
22 Feb  Nigeria
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Gombe Office, has promised to put a machinery in motion to find solutions to the increasing cases of child labour in Gombe.
2019 Elections: Groups launch human rights violations, election observation platform
16 Feb  Nigeria
Ahead of today’s elections, The Human Rights Advancement and Development Centre (HURIDAC) has launched a human rights reporting platform for rights violations and abuses during the poll. The launch, the body said, was to forestall occurrence of humans rights abuses during the poll because of the importance of the election as it subjects those contesting…