“The Human rights violation data continues to rise, we wish this is one data that we wouldn't want to grow, but unfortunately it still keeps growing,” the NHRC said.
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The Senior Human Rights Adviser to the NHRC, Hilary Ogbonna, who presented the report on behalf of the commission, said 305,300 complaints of abuses were recorded in September, an additional increase of 76,751 compared to August’s report. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Tony Ojukwu, represented by the Director of Legal Services and Enforcement, Rabi Anwar, said, “A major issue we are highlighting today is the tragic loss of lives due to road accidents, which severely undermines the enjoyment of human rights for many families.”Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.
The breakdown of kidnappings on a regional basis is North-west, 72; North-Central, 15; North-East, 8; South-south, 12; South-East, 7, and South-West, 4.Mr Ogbonna, while presenting the report, explained that the rights to the freedom of religion became a major issue in September because of the restrictions put in place by some states.
There were also cases of sexual gender-based violence. In Jigawa, there was a case of an insertion of scissors and a spoon in the genitals of an eight-year-old.He said the NHRC was committed to addressing this issue.
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