FOREWORD
The National Human Rights Commission was established by the National Human Rights Commission Act, 1995, in line with the United Nations General Assembly Resolution No. 48/134 of 20 December 1993, which enjoins all member states to establish National Human Rights Institutions relative to their environment..
The Act empowers the Commission to deal with all human rights issues taking into consideration the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, United Nations Charter, Universal Declaration on Human Rights and all other International Human Rights Instruments, to which Nigeria is a party.
