Every person charged for committing an offence is entitled to be arraigned and tried before a competent court of law within 48 hours. However, certain alleged offenders have been remanded in prison for over two years without trial. The Chief judge in his magnanimity, backed up by statutory provisions, discharged alleged offenders awaiting trial in […]
HRCRC Co-Convenes National Day of Mourning in Abakaliki
28th of May, 2019 was set aside to mark National Day of Mourning in Nigeria. A day set aside to honour victims of the killings, banditry and drew government’s attention to the spate of Human Rights abuses in the country. The Right to life is the Fundamental Human Right on which every other right hinges. […]
HRCRC and Partners Visit Governor David Umahi
HRCRC and partners – National Human Rights Commission NHRC, Youths for Human Rights and Development Integrity Goal Foundation paid an advocacy visit Governor David Umahi to seek Government’s support in the fight for respect for the rule of law, justice, human rights, domestication of ACJA and decongesting prisons….
HRCRC Observes Elections in Ebonyi State
HRCRC is proud to have observed the conduct of the presidential elections in Ebonyi State. Apart from a few isolated technical and logistical glitches around the state, it was an attestation to the fact that Nigeria and indeed Nigerians are slowly maturing from the adolescent democracy we’ve had into an adult one. We sympathize with […]
2018 WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
As the year winds to a close, and pre-election activities kick up a notch, HRCRC joined the UN and the rest of the world to mark the 2018 World Human Rights Day with several simultaneous activities both in Abakaliki metropolis and in the local communities via our branches. In all of Ebonyi, we join in […]