fundamental rights Archives - Page 2 of 7 - HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONFLICTS RESOLUTION CENTRE ABAKALIKI

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025

Continuation of Prison Decongestion

Continuation of Prison Decongestion: For about 4 years, HRCRC has been representing and trying to secure the release of 36 inmates incarcerated in the Abakaliki Correctional Custodial Center (Prisons) unjustly. These inmates had been discharged by four different courts on four different occasions in the course of our interventions but their detention continued.

Gleefully, 12 of these inmates were discharged again yesterday and were released from detention. As we continue the fight to ensure the release of the others as well as other unjustly incarcerated inmates, we thank all through whose support, collaboration, and cooperation this was achieved.

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February 13, 2025February 19, 2025

HRCRC Secures the Release of Over 25 inmates from Abakaliki Prisons

HRCRC Secures the Release of Over 25 inmates from Abakaliki Prisons: Over the past 4 years, HRCRC represented about 30 inmates who were incarcerated in the Abakaliki Correctional Center (prisons) along with over 140 others in connection to a communal conflict in Ebonyi State. These individuals were denied bail and due process in courts and were detained by the state awaiting trial for over 3 years.

After a successful Alternative Dispute Resolution of said conflict facilitated by the Ebonyi State Government, over 150 awaiting trial inmates were released from detention in an atmosphere that was both exciting and broody.

HRCRC continues to advocate against the illegal and many times unjustified detention of individuals in our already oversaturated Correctional Centers that breed Human Rights Abuses, poor inhumane living conditions and practices, and other criminal tendencies.

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October 7, 2024October 10, 2024

Successful Town Hall Meeting in Ehugbo

Successful Town Hall Meeting in Ehugbo: The Ehugbo Town Hall Meeting was saturated with inputs and resolves especially on how Traditions and Cultural Practices can be upheld within the sphere of Respect for Human Rights, Justice and Peace.

HRCRC is grateful to Oluchukwu Ukie Ezeali (Pnoble) for the collaboration and look forward to further engagements to promote these virtues especially in the grassroots.

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July 5, 2024July 5, 2024

Justice, Human Rights and Prison Decongestion

Following our resolve to uphold Human Rights by Decongesting the Prisons of inmates who shouldn’t be incarcerated, HRCRC facilitated the release of 13 inmates – discharge of five (5) and bail of eight (8) from Abakaliki Correctional Centre between May and June, 2024. Remarkably, one of 5 who was discharged and acquitted had been in custody for over six years Awaiting Trial.
We continue to advocate for a better, more humane, efficient and credible Criminal Justice System in Nigeria.

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024

HRCRC’s Board of Trustees First Official 2024 Meeting

Starting the year on a formal note, HRCRC’s Board of Trustees held had her first official meeting for the year 2024. Chairman of the Board and West Africa Regional Leader of our mother organization St. Patrick’s Missionary Society – Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ihwo SPS presided; along with Princess Chetachi and Hon. Justice Nwanchor Secretary and Member. We also thank and welcomed Rev. Fr. Patrick Esekon SPS, a member of the Central Leadership Team of our mother organization who joined the meeting along with exofficio members Fr. Edet and George. The meeting acknowledged New Beginnings in charting the course forward for HRCRC.