The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said the brutality meted out to the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, during a protest in Imo State on Wednesday was an abuse of his fundamental rights. NHRC Executive Secretary, Mr. Anthony Ojukwu, condemned the brutality against Ajaero, and called for an investigation into the incident with a view …

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday in Abuja launched its situation room for the 2023 general elections. Additionally, the centre will attend to human rights violations across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the elections. The short code for reporting human rights abuse, vote buying, and police brutality is 6472 while the toll-free line …

An Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violations has ordered the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd.) to produce before it on 22nd March Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari, who is facing trial for alleged drug trafficking at a Federal High Court in Abuja. Until his suspension last August, Kyari was …