Human Rights

The International Human Rights Commission – Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT), Nigeria Chapter, has called on the Federal Government to urgently address the country’s persistent electricity challenges, describing the situation as …

The human rights situation in Mali is rapidly deteriorating following coordinated attacks by armed groups across the country, with civilians killed, displaced and cut off from food and aid, UN …

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for a comprehensive national policy for the protection of human rights in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Tony Ojukwu …

Armsfree Ajanaku and Alexandra Giannopoulou For two days in February, human rights activists, journalists, legal experts, and litigators from Europe, Africa and the Americas defied the freezing temperatures of Berlin …

A human rights organization, IHRC-RFT Global, has formally expressed grave concern over what it described as credible information confirming that Walida Abdullahi has not been released to her lawful parents …

Stephen Enoch At 29, Juliana Bwala, who was battling with deteriorating eyesight, believed she was stepping into a new life of love and security. Coming from Borno State to Kano …

A rare human rights case against a global bank is underway in the United States, as French lender BNP Paribas stands trial over accusations it financed Sudan’s repressive government under …

Momoh Umar Momoh, Benin Yiaga Africa has urged the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) to prioritize electoral reforms that rebuild public trust, improve election integrity, and remove structural and systemic barriers …

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Kano State, says it received no fewer than 131 human right violation complaints in January. The state NHRC Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, made …

A human rights lawyer, Hamza Nuhu Dantani Esq, has faulted the National Assembly passage of the Police Act which paved the way for the tenure elongation of Inspector General of …