Human Rights

The Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has condemned the alarming state of hunger and desperation in Nigeria, emphasizing the devastating impact …

In Kogi State, the Leprosy Mission Nigeria has empowered over fifteen persons with Disabilities and those affected with Leprosy with Start-up Kits worth over N8 million. In his welcome address …

Fa’izatu Aliyu Doma Violence against women and girls is fast assuming the magnitude of a global pandemic. In other words, a crisis transcends borders, cultures, and socio-economic backgrounds.  According to …

The International Human Rights Commission – Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT), an organization with ECOSOC consultative status, expresses its deep concern regarding the proposed tax legislation under consideration by the Federal …

The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion moved at plenary on Tuesday by Hon. Mansur Soro. Moving the motion, Soro stated that on the 9th of …

War Against Injustice (WAI) says it is deeply alarmed by the ongoing case of Halifa Garba, a 25-year-old man who has been wrongfully imprisoned by the Kumbotso Upper Shariah Court …

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Tuesday called on Federal and State Governments to make human rights a lived reality for all Nigerians in accordance with their constitutional obligation to recognize …

The magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has denied bail to human rights activist, Dele Farotimi. Farotimi was taken to court for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, …

As the Country Director of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC-RFT) Nigeria Chapter, I am pleased to join the global community in commemorating Human Rights Day, observed annually on December …

Stephen Enoch The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Kano Zonal Office, in partnership with the Society for Family Health (SFH), on Thursday held a capacity-building …