NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHSTS COMMISSION (NHRC) Archives

Nigeria: Complaints Of Human Rights Violations Rise By 25% In February

Global UpfrontMar 6, 2025March 6, 20250

Complaints of human rights violations in Nigeria rose by 25 percent in February 2025, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), announced on Wednesday. NHRC Executive

EndBadGovernance Protests: Police, Human Rights Commission Disagree Over Arrest, Prosecution Of Minors

Global UpfrontJan 24, 2025January 24, 20250

The Nigerian Police and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday engaged in a heated debate over the legality of jailing minors arrested at protest

Reuters’ Report: CDS Applauds NHRC On Outcome Of Abortions Claims Probe In North East

Global UpfrontNov 9, 2024November 9, 20240

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has hailed the outcome of the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter

Reuters’ Report: How NHRC Cleared Nigerian Military Of Human Rights Abuses, Forced Abortions

Global UpfrontNov 9, 2024November 9, 20240

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC’s) special independent investigative panel on human rights violations in counter-insurgency operations in the North-East Nigeria (SIIP-North East) has cleared the

Family Petitions Human Rights Commission, Alleges Couple Arrested In Anambra Murdered In Custody

Global UpfrontSep 23, 2023September 23, 20230

The Osuagwu family of Obollo, Mbano in Imo State, have written a petitioned to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) asking it to investigate the