The Executive Director, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Centre, HRCRC, in Ebonyi state, George Etamesor, says the Centre has secured the release of over 50 inmates in different Correctional Centers in the state. Etamesor made this disclosure on Tuesday in Abakaliki during a programme to commemorate the International Human Rights Day. He said that the … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has demanded justice and accountability for civilian victims allegedly killed by operatives of the Nigerian Army in the Abisari community in Borno state. A member of the NHRC Governing Council, Kemi Okonyedo, made the demand at the presentation of the report from the probe panel on human rights violations … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, investigative panel has acquitted the military of an alleged termination of approximately 10,000 pregnancies in the North-East. The seven-man panel, headed by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Abdul Aboki described as false, the allegation that was contained in a special report published by a foreign media organisation. … Read more
In observance of World Day Against Death Penalty, Advocates Sans Frontiers (ASF) France, also known as Lawyers Without Borders, expressed deep concern regarding the increasing number of inmates awaiting execution in Nigerian prisons. Ms. Angela Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, the organization’s Country Director, revealed that there are currently 3,650 inmates on death row in Nigeria, including 63 women … Read more
Civil society groups in Lagos honor Tinubu, Soyinka, Opadokun, and Oshun for democracy contributions, award private organizations for peace-building efforts. EKO HOT BLOG reports thata coalition of civil society groups in Lagos State honored President Bola Tinubu, Prof. Wole Soyinka, former NADECO General Secretary Chief Ayo Opadokun, and NADECO chieftain Olawale Oshun for their contributions to … Read more
In December 2022, Reuters reported that the Nigerian military terminated the pregnancies of over 10,000 women rescued from Boko Haram captivity. The military authorities swiftly dismissed the content of the report as false. However, the human rights commission set up a panel to investigate the allegations in February. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Panel … Read more
The Lagos Education District II has collaborated with the UN Information Centre. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Education District II, in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) Information Centre, has organised a symposium for students of the District in commemoration of the Universal Human Rights Day, held at Gbagada Comprehensive Junior High … Read more
A viral video footage which sparked public outrage had revealed how Umar attacked the security guard, Clement Sargwak, at a popular Plaza on March 29 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has vowed to probe a petition accusing the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, of assaulting a security guard at … Read more
Umar was seen in a five-minute viral video clip, slapping and kicking the security guard following an altercation that ensued between them over a parking space on the premises of the plaza Clement Sagwak, the security guard assaulted by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, has petitioned the National Human … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has been ordered National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to arrest four Police officers mentioned in alleged extra-judicial killing. The officers were mentioned in alleged extra-judicial killing of Ovoke Onomrehino on June 29, 2019 in Ethiope East Local Government area of Delta. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has been … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday says it has provided the Attorney General (AGF) and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami all relevant materials needed to prosecute 33 ex-operatives of the now scrapped Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) indicted for impunity and rights abuses. Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, made the claim in reaction to … Read more
#ENDSARS: NHRC Names 11-Man Panel To Probe Rights Violation Ekohotblog, October 17, 2020 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has constituted an 11-man panel to investigate allegations of rights violations by police personnel. This was disclosed in a statement by NHRC’s spokesperson, Fatimah Agwai Mohammed. According to the statement, Justice Suleiman Galadima (a retired Justice of … Read more
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested another couple for allegedly causing grievous body harm on a 12-year-old daughter in Enugu. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday that the couple was arrested on July 12, in Okwojo village in Ngwo community in Udi Local Government Area(LGA) … Read more
The Management team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has advised the staff Union to jettison the proposed strike scheduled to begin on July 16, over the unpaid new minimum wage and investigations allowances. In a statement by Fatima Agwai, the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, NHRC, the executive secretary of the commission, Tony Ojukwu … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC) on Wednesday, advised rape victims to always speak out with the truth regardless of how hard it is. The NHRC Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu, disclosed this to journalists at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. READ ALSO: NCDC Warns Against The Use Of Face Shields He noted that the purpose of speaking out is … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission Special investigation panel on Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Nigeria (SGBV) has deepened its campaign against sexual and gender-based violence in the South West. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, who was one of the panelists at a seminar organised in Lagos by the Commission, told newsmen … Read more
National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has condemned the raids on popular night clubs in Abuja by the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, authorities and the Police, cautioning that citizens’ rights to freedom of association and movement cannot be abridged. Executive Secretary of the commission, Tony Ojukwu, who stated this in Abuja yesterday, also called on the … Read more
National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), has waded into juvenile cases of some inmates in Anambra, involving about 523 inmates in Awka and Onitsha prisons. The body said the move was in line with the commemoration of the African Pre-Trial Day 2019 with theme: “Decriminalisation of Petty and Minor Offences.” In a speech at Onitsha Prisons, where … Read more