THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has advocated caution in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various endeavours . The Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Tony Ojukwu, SAN stated this in a statement to celebrate the 2025 World Press Freedom Day. Ojukwu advocated for the establishment of ethical and legal frameworks to … Read more
THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says it has recorded 339 alleged human rights violation cases in Gombe State in 2024. Its spokesman, Mr Ali Alola-Alfinti said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Friday. Alola-Alfinti said that majority of the cases were on parental neglect where … Read more
THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the Nigeria Army to compensate families of civilians its personnel allegedly killed in Abasari Community in Borno State. A member of the NHRC Governing Council, Kemi Okonyedo, made the demand on Friday at the presentation of an investigative panel on human rights violations in counter-insurgency operations in the … Read more
THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it has received about 1,238 written complaints on human rights abuses in Abia from January to date. The State Coordinator, NHRC, Mrs Uche Nwokocha, said this on Monday in Umuahia during the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and beginning of 16 Days of … Read more
THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned in strong terms the killing of 16 soldiers (officers and men) and some civilians on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The killings were allegedly carried out by youths from Okuama community in Ugheli South local government area of Delta State while soldiers were on a peace mission to … Read more