The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned the recent sanctions against some media organizations, following complaints by political parties. The Commission’s Project Coordinator, Hilary Ogbonna disclosed the agency’s position on the sanctions at the review of its MOVE Project…
The panel investigating alleged human rights violations committed by police personnel has adjourned sine die (without any future date) because three police officers reportedly shunned repeated invitations to appear in an extra-judicial killing case. The panel was constituted by the…
Tony Ojukwu, Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has called for cooperation with journalists and not attacks. Ojukwu made the call in Abuja on Tuesday, in commemoration of the 2021 International Day to End Impunity and Crime Against Journalists…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 61 cases of human rights abuses in the month of July in Kano State. The NHRC Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this to the Newsmen on Thursday in Kano. Abdullahi…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it has recorded 276 cases from January to March, 2021 in Kano State. Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, State Coordinator of the Commission Kano State made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday…
A car dealer, Timothy Ogbeye, told a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday that he was tortured by SARS operatives in Anambra for refusing to pay N5million. The NHRC independent, is investigating alleged human rights violations by operatives of…
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it will treat 119 cases in the second round of Public Sitting of the Special Investigation Panel on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Its Executive Secretary, Mr. Tony Ojukwu, disclosed this in Enugu during…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) independent investigative panel on the violations of human rights by the defunct Special Anti-Robbed Squad (SARS) has postponed sitting indefinitely. The panel was billed to resume sitting on Monday after the Christmas and New…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday said that it received 417 complaints of human rights’ violations between 2019 and 2020 in Bauchi State. Mrs Yahcit Dala ,the Coordinator of the Bauchi office of the commission, disclosed this in…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it had received 733 complaints of human rights abuse in Plateau in 2020. The Coordinator of the commission in the state, Mrs Grace Pam, disclosed this on Thursday in Jos. According to Pam,…
