A recent report from Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has painted a grim picture of a nation in crisis. Over the first nine months of 2024, Nigeria recorded a staggering 1,712 cases of kidnapping and 1,463 murders. These are…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday expressed concern over the rising cases of human rights violations in the month of April. Mr Hilary Ogbonna, senior Human rights adviser to the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, raised the concerns…
The latest findings unveiled by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) during its monthly dashboard meeting paint a concerning picture of human rights violations in Nigeria, specifically in March 2024. The alarming figure of 1,580 recorded violations across the nation’s…
The National Human Rights Commission in Kano State said it received 2,250 complaints of alleged human rights abuses from January to December 2023. The NHRC State Coordinator, Shehu Abdullahi, made this known in an interview with journalists on Wednesday in…
The National human rights Commission (NHRC) has called on Nigerians to always stand up for and demand for their rights. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Anthony Ojukwu, SAN made the call in a statement to commemorate the International…
Dr Anthony Ojukwu, SAN, the Executive Secretary (ES) of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the Nigerian Army to include human rights education into its training and operations. Ojukwu made the call at a forum on civil-…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 106 complaints bordering on human rights abuses in November in Kano State.Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, the state NHRC Coordinator, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
The National Hunan Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for immediate action to address humanitarian issues in the country. The Executive Secretary of NHRC, Mr Tony Ojukwu SAN, , made this called on Saturday in a statement to commemorate the 2023…
The National human rights commission (NHRC) on Tuesday inaugurated a special investigative panel on alleged human rights violations in Counter-Insurgency operations in the North east. Following the allegations of gross human rights violations contained in the three-part report published in…
Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has condemned the killing of a female lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, by a policeman in Ajah, Lagos. Ojukwu made the condemnation in a statement when reacting to…
