NHRC
6 Dec
About two weeks ago, Mr Olumide Akpata, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), at the International Bar Association (IBA) conference in Paris, France, lamented that only by sheer luck will the Nigerian judiciary
1 Dec
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that Abia State ranks highest on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) rating among the five South-eastern states.
1 Dec
It’s really worrisome that the number of people who can’t access justice is quite enormous. It’s very disturbing despite the fact that the constitution makes provision to assist people who cannot ordinarily afford legal representation.
1 Nov
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has received reports from 16 out of 29 states on #EndSARS panels.
24 Oct 2023
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it received 1,547 complaints of alleged human rights abuses from January to October 2023 in Kano State. The NHRC State Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano. He said out of the 1,547 cases,…
3 Oct 2023
Tony Ojukwu (SAN), executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried low budgetary allocation to the commission.
20 Sep 2023
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday said that irregular migration is caused by problems such as poverty, inequalities, conflict, and a few others. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu (SAN), has also identified economic and political vulnerabilities such as human insecurity as the major triggers to irregular migration, trafficking and…
12 Sep 2023
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has revealed plans to collaborate closely with the United States (U.S) Embassy so as to advance Human Rights in Nigeria. This was disclosed on X (formerly Twitter) following Tuesday's working visit of the newly-appointed Acting Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S Embassy, Mr. Timothy Smith to the office…
21 Aug 2023
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over increasing cases of child abandonment in Gombe state.
2 Aug 2023
Former National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman, Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, has warned that current level of ethnicity and tribalism could threaten Nigeria's corporate existence. He lamented that the country is "a genocide theatre waiting to happen”, even as he called for urgent reset. Odinkalu, a guest speaker, at the 10th anniversary lecture organised by…
26 Jul 2023
Executive Secretary of Nigerian Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, has urged the President Bola Tinubu administration to adopt policies that ensure protection of civilians during conflicts, in line with international best practices.
26 May 2023
The National Human Rights Commission has said the pockets of violence and human rights violations witnessed during the 2023 general elections is antithetical to nation-building.
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