CSOs urge FG to meet obligations on torture status, 20 years after ratification

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have appealed to the Federal Government to self-report on nation’s status on torture to the United Nations (UN) committee on convention against torture to avoid being reviewed in absentia, 20-year after ratification.

Ameh Ochojila, Abuja

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