HRCRC’s Access to Justice Drive

HRCRC's Access to Justice Drive

HRCRC’s Access to Justice Drive

In line with our drive to see to decongestion and depopulation of the Abakaliki and Afikpo Correctional Custodial Center (prisons), HRCRC has facilitated the discharge and bail of 3 inmates since the beginning of the year 2024, whilst still representing over 30 inmates in different courts probono. Pictured here is one of the freed inmates standing with HRCRC’s Legal Officer Chioma, George and Fr. Edet immediately after he was discharged from the correctional centre after being incarcerated for 3 years.

On Abakaliki and Afikpo Correctional Centre Decongestion
HRCRC’s Access to Justice Drive

Prison Decongestion

 

 

 

HRCRC’s Onboarding Exercise

HRCRC's Onboarding Exercise

HRCRC’s Onboarding Exercise

Officially resuming activities for 2024, Human Rights and Conflicts Resolution HRCRC, Abakaliki had her Onboarding programme for all staff and volunteers as part of HRCRC’s standard policies and procedure. In the 3days onboarding programme, all staff and volunteers were reminded of the best practice system, Policies were Reviewed and Adopted, SOPs and other sessions facilitated by experts touched on Programming and Project Management. Also, HRCRC sent forth some members of our team who retired in the past year.

 

HRCRC Visits Abakaliki Correctional Centre to Mark International Human Rights Day

HRCRC Visits Abakaliki Correctional Centre to Mark International Human Rights Day

HRCRC Visits Abakaliki Correctional Centre to Mark International Human Rights Day: Commemorating the 2023 International Human Rights Day Themed – Freedom, Equality and Justice for All, Human Rights and Conflicts Resolution Centre HRCRC, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State visited the Nigeria Correctional Service, Abakaliki Custodial Centre, to interact with the wardens and inmates; donating medical items, drugs and toiletries, whilst encouraging the inmates.

Of almost 1500 inmates in the 380-capacity Custodial Centre, only 63 are convicted as at today 11th December, 2023.