Human Rights Commission applauds court verdict on women’s rights 

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, in Nigeria has tasked Nigerians particularly victims of human rights violations to always seek redress in the Commission or the judiciary using the instrumentality of the law, stating that it pays to speak out in the face of injustice, discrimination and other forms of human rights violations.

Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu  stated this in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital at a joint press conference organised by the Commission in collaboration with coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria in the wake of a recent Federal High Court judgement in favour of six women raided by the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), the Police and some other security agencies.

Speaking at the occasion, Kemi Okenyodo, a member of the Governing Council of the NHRC said the court verdict is a step in the right direction.

“However, the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Evelyn Maha on 5th August 2021, ruled in favour of the six women who’s rights were trampled upon by the AEPB, the Nigerian police and other law enforcement agents during the April 26th 2019 Abuja raid’’

Furthermore, she said the judgement is timely at a period there is call for an end to brutality from security agents, and also to deter erring security operatives from engaging in high handedness when dealing with members of the public.

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