rights to fair hearing Archives - HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONFLICTS RESOLUTION CENTRE ABAKALIKI

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025

Continuation of Prison Decongestion

Continuation of Prison Decongestion: For about 4 years, HRCRC has been representing and trying to secure the release of 36 inmates incarcerated in the Abakaliki Correctional Custodial Center (Prisons) unjustly. These inmates had been discharged by four different courts on four different occasions in the course of our interventions but their detention continued.

Gleefully, 12 of these inmates were discharged again yesterday and were released from detention. As we continue the fight to ensure the release of the others as well as other unjustly incarcerated inmates, we thank all through whose support, collaboration, and cooperation this was achieved.

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October 2, 2024October 3, 2024

Instituting HelpDesk Offices in Selected LGAs in Ebonyi

Instituting HelpDesk Offices in Selected LGAs in Ebonyi: In the past months, HRCRC in collaboration with Enough is Enough Nigeria has implemented #myLGA project in 6 Local Governments of Ebonyi State. Ebonyi, Abakaliki, Ishielu, Afikpo, Onicha and Ezza North LGAs.
Last month, stakeholder townhall meetings was held in these 6 LGAs, instituting in each a Help Desk Office in the Local Secretariat as well as introducing the Help Desk Officers to the Citizens of these LGAs to enable them access to information, get answers to their numerous questions as well as holding the local government accountable through the right channels and approaches.

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024

Justice, Human Rights and Prison Decongestion

Following our resolve to uphold Human Rights by Decongesting the Prisons of inmates who shouldn’t be incarcerated, HRCRC facilitated the release of 13 inmates – discharge of five (5) and bail of eight (8) from Abakaliki Correctional Centre between May and June, 2024. Remarkably, one of 5 who was discharged and acquitted had been in custody for over six years Awaiting Trial.
We continue to advocate for a better, more humane, efficient and credible Criminal Justice System in Nigeria.

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023

HRCRC Visits Abakaliki Correctional Centre to Mark International Human Rights Day

HRCRC Visits Abakaliki Correctional Centre to Mark International Human Rights Day: Commemorating the 2023 International Human Rights Day Themed – Freedom, Equality and Justice for All, Human Rights and Conflicts Resolution Centre HRCRC, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State visited the Nigeria Correctional Service, Abakaliki Custodial Centre, to interact with the wardens and inmates; donating medical items, drugs and toiletries, whilst encouraging the inmates.

Of almost 1500 inmates in the 380-capacity Custodial Centre, only 63 are convicted as at today 11th December, 2023.

April 13, 2022October 19, 2022

IF A WOMAN BUYS A PROPERTY IN THE NAME OF HER HUSBAND, IT DOES NOT BELONG TO HIM.

IF A WOMAN BUYS A PROPERTY IN THE NAME OF HER HUSBAND, IT DOES NOT BELONG TO HIM.

Important to note in repressive cultures like ours here…

Where a woman buys a property in the name of her husband, it does not belong to him. Rather, the husband is holding the property in trust (as a guardian, to help her keep the property) for his wife. However, where a husband buys a property in the name of his wife, the property belongs to the wife, and it is seen as a gift from him to her.

This was what the Court said in JOLUGBO & ANOR v. AINA & ANOR (2016) LPELR – 40352 (CA) (Pp 27 – 29 Paras A – D) where Hon. Justice Amina Adamu Augue JCA (as she then was) said that: “The law also makes a distinction between the husband and the wife – when a wife buys a property, and conveys it in the name of her husband, there is no presumption of advancement in favour of her husband; he holds in trust for his wife.

However, if the husband purchases a property in his wife’s name, this is prima facie a gift to her – see Silver v. Silver (1958) 1 All E. R.523.” Thus, if a man does not desire to gift his wife a property, it should be bought in his name or in the joint names of himself and his wife. Please share widely among family, friends, colleagues and associates.

Thank you.