An investigative panel of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has indicted the Nigerian Army over a 2016 case of mass infanticide and other killings at Abisari in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State, North-east Nigeria. However, the panel cleared the Army of allegations of mass abortion contained in a December 2022 Reuters investigative … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday expressed concerns over the rising loss of lives through road accidents, infringing on right to life. The commission also highlighted the excessive use of force by security personnel against protesters in the country. During the presentation of its eighth monthly dashboard report at its headquarters in Abuja, … Read more
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday said that its intervetion led to the arrest of 23 accused persons in Rajasthan for allegedly selling girls, mostly minors on stamp papers for physical abuse and sexual assault in various parts of the country and abroad. The NHRC observed that given the registration of … Read more
