The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has advocated for the amendment of necessary legislation to provide for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug users, as well as the adoption of non-custodial measures for appropriate cases in order to avoid human…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received 58 complaints of human rights violations in Gombe State in the first quarter of 2021. The Gombe State Office Coordinator, NHRC, Mr Mohammed Ayuba, stated this in an interview with the newsmen in…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commended the National Assembly (NASS) for proposing a law for the constitutional amendment of 111 special additional seats for women in the two chambers of the NASS. The Executive Secretary of NHRC, Mr…
Mr Tony Ojukwu,Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday said that human rights was key to industrial harmony. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Fatimah Agwai- Mohammed Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the commission in…
A petitioner, Francis Awulu, told the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)’s Independent panel, that he was asked to pay N1,000 as ‘gate fee’ every time he visited his late brother in the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) cell. The panel is…
A widow, Dorothy Nnabode on Monday told the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) panel that the police shot and killed her husband in front of her. The NHRC independent panel is investigating alleged violations of rights by the disbanded SARS and other police units.…
