Human Rights

Police operatives have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl in the Olodo Community of Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspect, Akeem …

The development was disclosed by politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore. He was arrested earlier in the month for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of …

The federal government has successfully repatriated 403 Nigerian migrants stranded in the Niger Republic, according to the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI).  The returnees arrived …

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 …