HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONFLICTS RESOLUTION CENTRE ABAKALIKI
If you want Peace, Cultivate Justice
The very Successful and interactive training touched on the Police Act vs the Nigerian Constitution, The instruments of Human Rights and the ACJA especially in light of the just domesticated ACJL in Ebonyi state. Together we will make Human Rights a reality in the land
In collaboration with Youths for Human Rights International and National Human Rights Commission, HRCRC organized a One Day Training on Human Rights for Police Officers of Ebony State Command.
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 a goal delivery exercise. Over 50 persons awaiting trial were discharged
HRCRC is happy to be part of this exercised, facilitating the release of a number of alleged offenders, spare headed by the lawyers in the department of Access to Justice.
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 played host to staff of National Human Rights Commission Abakaliki led by state coordinator Chris Okorie on a courtesy / familiarization visit. NHRC in Abakaliki opened formally on Monday 18th February, 2019.
We are committed to ensuring that all hands are on deck to promote and enforce human rights in Ebonyi state.
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 the loud global clamour to stand up for human rights and peculiarly clamour for the end of Electoral Violence and Improprieties with a rally across streets in Abakaliki involving sister CSOs, Volunteers, the press and Security Agencies, in solidarity with the police.
The Nigerian Police, as one of the principal agencies largely acknowledged to be principal perpetuators of human rights violations in Nigeria joined in the solidarity as a public acknowledgement and commitment to work for the upholding of human rights and the values they inhibit.
