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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.

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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.

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HRCRC seeks an end to the Agila Ngbo Conflict that continues to claim lives

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.

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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.

 

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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..