In Nigeria, wrongful convictions often pass through our judicial system undetected for some time, and at an alarming rate that the walls of our prisons are beyond what will be considered as overcrowded. Why this doesn’t plague the minds of individuals within the system is a mystery almost at par with the trinity. Remarkably, society […]
HRCRC Facilitates the Release of over 20 inmates of Abakaliki and Afikpo Prisons in Goal Delivery by CJ of Ebonyi State
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 […]
Goal Delivery July 2018
Justice and Mercy – In the spirit of these Godlike twin concepts, the Chief Justice of Ebonyi State, His Lordship Alloy Nnwankwo embarked on a goal delivery on the 19th and 20th of July for inmates incarcerated in Afikpo and Abakaliki Prisons respectively; both in Ebonyi State. The exercise saw to the outright discharge of […]
Access to Justice Is One of Our Core Drives
By Barr. Jude Ogbunkwu The collection of activities that is termed as Access to Justice programme at Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Centre (HRCRC) in Abakaliki constitute the foremost works that the organization do right from its inception. They include prison/police cell welfare, facilitation of Gaol delivery, pro bono legal services, and general legal services […]