HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONFLICTS RESOLUTION CENTRE ABAKALIKI
If you want Peace, Cultivate Justice
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.
The Right to life on which all other human rights hinge is usually firstly abused and disregarded in inter communal conflicts. Such is the case of Ngbo – Agila of Ebonyi and Benue states of Nigeria boundary dispute that has raged for decades along with the commensurate destruction in its wake.
In an effort to draw attention to the waton killings and destructions going on in the various inter and intra communal conflicts going on in the state, HRCRC facilitated an interview with journalists for a victim of the attacks who lost an elder and younger brother on same day gruesomely to a wave of the attacks.
Whilst we intensify efforts in collaboration with other bodies such as the National Human Rights Commission for both states to find a lasting peaceful accord for the crisis, we appeal for calm and peace; as war and fighting never resolves a crisis instead breeds vengefulness culminating in a viscous circle. communication and dialogue does.
We apologize for the violence in the images. T
hey are however the reality that confronts certain persons…. Some victims of the last wave of attacks some weeks ago.
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..
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….
