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, 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 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 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
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
A woman and her three-month-old baby were allegedly beaten up by a SARS official in Ibadan. According to a report confirmed on Friday by the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu, a woman and her three months old child has been molested by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. READ … Read more