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Rape : NHRC Partners NAPTIP, POLICE.

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu, has said the commission would partner the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and the Nigeria Police Force for urgent prosecution of rapists and cases of gender-based violence. Ojukwu, according to a statement on Sunday, said this during a tripartite meeting […]

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DO NOT FORCE COVID-19 PATIENTS TO ISOLATION CENTER- NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission has called on handlers of COVID-19 patients across the country to respect the dignity of their persons. Warning against the use of force on the patients, the commission said nobody should be forcibly taken to isolation or treatment centres, adding that use of force should be only a last resort. […]