One of the Commission’s mandate is to “organize local and international seminar, workshops and conferences on human rights issues of public enlightenment
Child's Right Act (2003) is the law that guarantees the rights of all children in Nigeria. So far 24 out of 36 states of Nigeria have adopted the CRA as a state law.
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Peaceful Assembly
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Peaceful Assembly
The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, association and religious beliefs protects the coming together of people and individuals working for a common goal.
We work to ensure that everybody have a fair chance to state his/her case
The Commission serves as an extra-judicial mechanism for the respect and enjoyment of human rights. It also provides avenues for public enlightenment, research, and dialogue in order to raise awareness on Human Rights issues.
Call For Expression Of Interests - Host Institutions And Experts On Police Reforms
The National Human Rights Commission is pleased to announce a Call for Expression of Interests for the following:...
Press Release On The Arrest /
Detention and Trial of Deji Adeyanju
The attention of the National Human Rights Commission has been drawn to the arrest and detention of Mr. Deji Adeyanju, Civil Rights Activist and Social Critic, by the Nigeria Police...
Press Release Issued By The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission
On 10th October every year, the World Coalition against Death Penalty and the Abolitionists mark World Day against Death Penalty. 2018 World Day against Death Penalty focuses on the living...
The National Human Rights Commission says working with Civil Society Organizations will enable the Commission bridge the gap between it and people in rural areas who suffer various forms of human rights...
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“We thank the National Human Rights Commission for receiving our team in their office today, we are glad to partner with the commission in addressing human rights violation in the state counterinsurgency strategy.”
“ On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee.”
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“To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences”