News & Events - National Human Rights Commission

OJUKWU, STAKEHOLDERS HARP ON BENEFITS OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu Esq. has called for a stronger commitment of stakeholders in entrenching a culture of respect for human rights and dignity in schools across the Country.

STATEMENT AT THE 67TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS

Issued by the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI)

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS - HOST INSTITUTIONS AND EXPERTS ON POLICE REFORMS

The National Human Rights Commission is pleased to announce a Call for Expression of Interests for the following:

Membership of the Technical Sub-Committees (TSCs) on Police Reforms
Host Institutions for TSCs
Experts to deliver on specific outputs under the mandate of the TSCs

IIP ON SARS: 8 COMPLAINANTS OF ALLEGED RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY SARS RECOUNT HOW THE OPERATIVES UNLAWFULLY TORTURED AND DETAINED THEM FOR 2 WEEKS

-----seek N50m compensation----

Eight complainants from Southern Kaduna Friday told the Independent Investigative Panel (IIP) on SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force, sitting in Abuja how Inspector Cornelius Agbo, a SARS operative mobilised his colleagues under the FCT Police Command to arrest, torture and detain them unlawfully for two weeks based on ethnic sentiments.

INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE PANEL ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY DEFUNCT SPECIAL ANTI-ROBBERY SQUAD (SARS) AND OTHER UNITS OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE 2020

CALL FOR PETITIONS / NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Introduction

The National Human Rights Commission (the Commission) was established by the National Human Rights Commission (Establishment) Act 1995, with amendment in 2010 to promote and protect the human rights of Nigerian citizens in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 and other national laws, regional and international human rights instruments to which Nigeria is a state party.