Human Rights

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞,𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐀,𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞. Attention: Sir, 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧: 𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 237 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲. We…

The Lagos State Government on Monday warned that human rights abuses will not be tolerated in the state, adding that the present administration will bring the full weight of the law on any perpetrator. According to a statement posted on…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) panel sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, awarded N287 million in compensation to 74 victims of police brutality. The federal government set up the panel in November 2020 to investigate human…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says the protection of human rights by businesses in Nigeria prevents companies from making blood money. The NHRC, Oxfam and Connected Development (CODE) said adopting the National Action Plan…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recorded 158,517 complaints on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) against women and children 2021. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, made this known in Maiduguri…

The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a historic resolution, declaring access to clean water and a healthy and sustainable environment a universal human right. The 161 member states, including Nigeria, voted in favour of the…

The Coalition of Civil Society Workers and Human Rights Defenders has urged Nigerians to end electoral manipulation by participating in the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) and Permanent Voters Cards ( PVCs) collection. Its convener,…