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.

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.

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.

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.