Tag: NHRC
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Panel clears military of forced abortions, indicts soldiers for children’s killings in N’East
Panel clears military of forced abortions, indicts soldiers for children’s killings in N’East The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has cleared the Nigerian military of allegations that it conducted forced abortions on thousands of women in the northeast, following an independent investigation by a committee led by former Supreme Court Justice Abdu Aboki. The committee was established…
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Protests: NHRC demands probe into soldier’s killing of teenager
Protests: NHRC demands probe into soldier’s killing of teenager The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for a thorough investigation into the killing of 16-year-old boy Isma’il Muhammad in Zaria during the #EndBadGovernance protest. The commission expressed deep concerns over the killing during the 24-hour curfew imposed to curtail the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. In Zaria, Kaduna. The…
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EndSARS: PSC to punish indicted officers – NHRC
EndSARS: PSC to punish indicted officers – NHRC The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said it secured the assurances of the Police Service Commission (PSC) to take disciplinary actions against men and officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Unit of the Nigeria Police Force indicted by the Presidential Panel set up to…
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‘10,000 Aborted Babies’: NHRC insists on unraveling truth of Reuters allegation against Nigerian army
‘10,000 Aborted Babies’: NHRC insists on unraveling truth of Reuters allegation against Nigerian army The Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter-Insurgency Operations in North East Nigeria (SIIP-North) has resumed sitting in its bid to unravel the truth of the allegation of mass abortion of babies against the Nigerian Army. In December 2022,…
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Probe allegation against troops, military asks NHRC
THE Military High Command, Friday, gave the nod to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to independently investigate a series of allegations levelled against the Armed Forces of Nigeria, by an international news Agency, Reuters. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, who made the demand when he met the Executive Secretary of NHRC, Tony…