Human rights

The Nigerian Army says it is taking the matters of Human Rights abuses and Civilian protection in conflict areas more seriously to Strengthen the non-kinetic approaches to military operations To drive the conversation that would further…

The ECOWAS and the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights have agreed on new initiatives for improving the execution of their respective mandates under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two Courts in Arusha,…

The 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Military Legal Desk says it has addressed 39 cases of human rights violations from 2020 to date. The Desk Officer, Civil-Military Legal Desk of the division, Capt. I.L Akoyere stated this at a two-day…

The Nigerian Government has been called upon to rise up and resolve cases of human rights violations and abuses pending before various courts in the country. Minister of Women affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, made the call at a…

Venezuela has denied the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Karim Khan, authorization to resume an investigation into alleged human rights violations by the South American country's officials.

New Zealand has suspended its official bilateral human rights dialogue with Iran citing the violent suppression of protests in the country.

The National Human Rights Commission in Nigeria, has flagged off a training excercise for staff of business regulatory agencies on rights violations in the business environment. The training in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, also aims to…

North Korea's foreign ministry has criticized the newly appointed United Nations specialist on human rights Elizabeth Salmon as "biased".

The United States (US) is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, President Joe Biden confirmed, as the move would be aimed at protesting China's human rights record, including what Washington says is genocide against…

The United Nations (U.N) rights chief, Michelle Bachelet said she was concerned with the increasing reports of continued violations and executions in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Bachelet who made the statement said abuses had been…