Abakaliki

Child Abuse and Neglect Due to COVID-19 Lockdown

Despite the partial lockdown, HRCRC was besieged within the last month with a medley of matters that mostly resolved around domestic violence and gender abuse, child abuse and even trafficking amidst others. Women and Children are worst hit as they suffer the brunt of the frustration in society due to the pandemic and the plethora […]

WHAT IS IN A GIRL CHILD? – by ChukwuEmika Udedibor ESQ and Chioma Ikegbunam ESQ

In Igbo land children are highly valued and cared for because they are regarded as wealth – both in the literal and metaphorical sense. In most Igbo cultures including Ebonyi, extended families look with anticipation to the eventual celebration of their daughters’ marriages and the Umunna cannot wait to partake of joyous feast and of […]

The Term “Next Of Kin” Simpliciter, Does Not Confer The Right Of Inheritnce On The Person So Named: Of What Use is the term?

INTRODUCTION: The meaning and the legal implication of the term “next of kin” have been constantly misunderstood by the ordinary public. It appears, though erroneously, that many people think that once you are appointed the next of kin of a person, it automatically gives you the right to inherit the person’s estate upon his demise. […]

HRCRC Marks 2019 International Human Rights Day

With the teeming youth population of Nigeria today, the international theme of this year’s Human Rights Day – Youths Stand Up for Human Rights – couldn’t be more apt and explicit. In culmination of the week-long activities to mark the day, HRCRC in collaboration with National Human Rights Commission Abakaliki and other CSOs embarked on […]

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