HRCRC has continued to sustain her media campaign on UNITY FM 101.5 to talk about issues that bother on Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights, holding leaders accountable amongst other realistic issues.
MEDIA CAMPAIGN
HRCRC losses and Immortalizes Staff – Cyril Anadebe
With a deep sense of loss, HRCRC announced the demise of an ex Executive Director, peacemaker and activist – Mr Cyril Anadebe. He has since been laid to rest in his home town; Nise in Anambra State.
HRCRC decided to immortalize his name by unveiling a plaque in his honour and a memorial lamp to burn perpetually in his memory inside the reception of HRCRC office Complex.
And so the memorial mass for Cyril Anadebe, and unveiling of a plaque in his honour, and the lighting of a lamp to burn perpetually in his memory all took place in HRCRC office complex…
Officiating was Rev. Fr. Kevin O’Hara SPS (HRCRC founder), Rev Fr. Vincent Agumbiade SPS, and Rev. Fr. John Awoke SPS joining us later…
Present were Cyril’s Family, HRCRC extended family, media partners and well wishers.
HRCRC marks 2019 Mid Year Business Retreat
As a way of evaluation, and surging forward, HRCRC just concluded her Mid-year One day Business Retreat for staff. Facilitating was Chris Okorie, Member HRCRC Board of Trustees and State Coordinator – National Human Rights Commission, Ebonyi State.
In the very productive meet, we also acknowledged the birthdays of Moses, Mike, Eva, Chika and Chukwuemika; which had been marked before now.
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. This Fundamental Fundamental Human Right is now so abused and it is now a testament to the gross disrespect for all individual rights in Nigeria.
While it is a national event, in Ebonyi State, it was Co-convened by HRCRC, NEW foundation and DIG foundation. It was commemorated with a series of solemn events and activities with included a radio program on Unity FM 101.5, a solemn match around Abakaliki metropolis; and a minute silence and prayer for all the departed at 12:00pm on that day.
HRCRC Organise Engagement for CSOs and Organisations on Post-Election Peace in Ebonyi and Continuous Voter Education
Still on ensuring a Peaceful Post-Election Ebonyi State, HRCRC, with funding support from Irish Aid and St Patrick’s Missionary Society organized a one day engagement for CSOs, non-state actors, media and relevant organizations on the need for continuous voter education and post election peace in Ebonyi state. INEC Head of Voter Education – Barr George Edeani and Deputy Commissioner of Police (operations) – Tony Olofu were resource persons who facilitated the resolve of those present..
