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NHRC TO LAUNCH A NATIONAL PROGRAMME OF ACTION TO CHECK RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST KEY POPULATIONS---- OJUKWU

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will be launching a national programme of action for the protection of the rights of Key Populations (KPs) in Nigeria, considering several allegations of human rights violations against this vulnerable members of the society.

Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu Esq. who made this disclosure in Abuja at a strategic capacity building and planning workshop on the protection of the rights of key populations in Nigeria observed that the enactment of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) has unfortunately increased the level of homophobia and attacks on LGBTQ.

2021 NDMRVMA: EXPLORE NEW STRATEGIES, RID NIGERIA OF CRIMINAL ELEMENTS TO STOP MASS ATROCITIES, OJUKWU CHARGES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

As the National Human Rights Commission joins all Nigerians to mark the 2021 National Day of Mourning and Remembrance of Victims of Mass Atrocities (NDMRVMA), the Commission is calling on the the Nigerian Police Force and other law enforcement agencies to rejig their strategies and fish out all criminals and enemies of the state who are continually fueling insecurity, ethnic and religious violence, killings, kidnappings, sexual and gender based violence etc. so as to restore citizens confidence in the ability of the government to protect them.

ZONAL PUBLIC HEARING ON CONSTITUTION REVIEW, OPPORTUNITY TO CHAMPION INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE, PAULINE TALLEN, OJUKWU CHARGES STAKEHOLDERS

The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen has called on wives of state governors and other stakeholders to work with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to advocate for more inclusion of women in political governance in Nigeria during the forthcoming zonal public hearing preparatory to the review of the 1999 Constitution.

WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY: OJUKWU SEEKS SPEEDY ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD’S RIGHTS LAW IN 36 STATES.

As Nigeria joins the rest of the global community to commemorate the 2021 World Children’s Day (WCD), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is calling on stakeholders including the government at all levels to prioritize the rights of the child and intensify the adoption and implementation of the Child’s Rights Law in all the 36 states of Nigeria.

NHRC GIVES KUDOS TO NASS IN SUPPORT OF 111 SPECIAL ADDITIONAL SEATS FOR WOMEN.......OJUKWU

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commended the courage and thoughtfulness of the National Assembly in proposing a law for constitutional amendment for 111 special additional seats for women in the two chambers of the NASS to serve as a remedy to the current low representation of women in legislative Houses in Nigeria.