A cleric known as Joy Ebere and her family say they have commenced a legal process against Ahmad Isah, a human rights campaigner, and Brekete Family, his organisation, over alleged defamation. Ebere noted that the damages to the tune of N497 million and legal fees they might have incurred during the process. Addressing a press […]
By Godwin Anyebe The issue of human rights and corporate social responsibility (CSR) has grown to be a source of concern in Nigeria and the region of West Africa. Reason being that, most companies that operate in Nigeria and the region of West Africa outrightly violates the norms and convention of human rights as it […]
National Human Rights Commission says it received about 1,000 complaints in 10 months in Lagos state, out of which half of the cases were on sexual and gender violence against women and children. Mr Lucas Koyejo, Coordinator of the commission in Lagos state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in […]
*As wife of Police victim begs for justice ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA The Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS, on Friday, expressed displeasure and anger over the refusal of the Nigeria police to respond to its orders to testify over one John Emeka Alozie that its personnel arrested in 2017 and […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for the prosecution of those behind what it called the unlawful invasion of the Abuja residence of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili. Mr Tony Ojukwu, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, made the call on Monday in a statement signed by Mrs Fatimah […]
A Nigerian leading human rights movement, the Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC), has said that Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka got it wrong on his calls that famous Pastor Temitope Joshua should be tried by the law court over the collapse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations. The rights group in a statement on […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Chief Judge of the federal high court justice John Tsoho has directed that monetary claims and default fees in respect of fundamental human rights application before the federal high court should no longer be charged. In a circular dated February 12, 2021 and signed by the assistant chief registrar litigation, Ms […]
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 Year break. Mrs Fatimah Agwai-Mohammed, Assistant Director (PA), Corporate Affairs and External Linkages of the […]
The Kaduna state government has drawn a fine line between what it considers freedom of speech and statements geared towards inciting violence. This comes in the wake of the present court case between the government and Chidi Odinkalu, a former chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and Audu Maikori, president of Chocolate City Entertainment, […]
Mr Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has said that police officers responsible for human rights abuses should be made to pay the court for personal damages. Falana said the reason human rights abuses remained prevalent was because when victims of rights violation got court judgments, it was the Nigeria Police Force, and […]
By Charles Onyekwere The Human Rights, Liberty Access & Peace Defenders’ Foundation (HURIDE), has joined hundreds of groups, Stakerhokders and individuals to condemn the despicable killing of defenceless Igbo youths at Emene last weekend. The chairman B.O.T of the group,Dede Uzor Uzor, who made the condemnation on behalf of the foundation in Enugu decried the […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has received 104 complaints and incidents of alleged human rights violations from April 27 – May 3 Executive Secretary of NHRC, Mr, Tony Ojukwu, made this known on Monday in a report released in Abuja, on the incidence of violation of human rights during the previous lockdown. Ojukwu had […]
A human rights lawyer, Mr. Aladesanmi Joke, has urged the three tiers of government to take further steps in ensuring that released inmates are adequately cared and catered for to stop returning to crime. The human rights lawyer said this on Thursday via her twitter handle. Joke said: “While it is good news that the […]
“You are what you eat” *anonymous. Have you ever wondered how your kitchen or rather your pantry will look like if all the farmers […]
The Defence Headquarters has said that the video clips circulating on social media displaying the human rights abuses by the military is fake and a handiwork of mischief makers who are out to tarnish the image of the military. Maj. Gen. John Enenche, the Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Defence headquarters, made the clarification in […]
In a bid to speed up the dispensation of justice, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state has inaugurated a justice sector reform team comprising of legal practitioners, security agencies and members of the Human Rights Commission. The committee inaugurated on Tuesday in Jos is to also drive and monitor the implementation of the Administration of […]
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) said on Sunday, the Presidency lacked the power to stop people from protesting alleged poor handling of the country’s security challenges by the military. The Presidency had on Saturday accused some opposition politicians of mobilising Nigerians to hold protests against the service chiefs over growing insecurity in the land. […]
The Human Rights Defenders of Nigeria (HURIDE), Ebonyi state chapter has condemned the governor David Umahi administration in Ebonyi over the forceful and unlawful demolition of people’s ancestral homes in Ezza North LGA of Ebonyi state for the state airport project without exhausting all due processes. It alleged that some security personnel on Thursday led […]
The European Union Centre for Human Rights Protection (EUCHRP) has commended the Nigerian government and military for making significant progress in its counter-insurgency operations. The Centre made this known in an extensive report on the “ threats posed by Boko Haram/ISWAP, the response of the Nigerian State and plight of civilians”. In the report signed […]
…wants Nigeria to emulate counterparts The Coalition for Human Rights Monitoring Groups in Nigeria (CHRMGN) has hailed India for the ban meted on international non-governmental organization, Amnesty International (AI). Following suspicious activities, the Asian nation in 2014 began a crack down on foreign NGOs, suspending or banning thousands of groups, many working in health or […]