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Nigeria, African governments urged to integrate Human Rights into Policies

Nneka Oyibo Ukachukwu Mar 26, 2022 0

Nigeria and other African governments have been urged to integrate human rights into their developmental plans, policies and agenda for sustainable development. The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission NHRC in…

Nigeria

SGBV: NHRC receives 140, 000 complaints between 2020 and 2021

Nneka Oyibo Ukachukwu Nov 25, 2021 0

The National Human Rights Commission NHRC has decried the increasing cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence SGBV in Nigeria, saying that between 2020 and March 2021 alone, the Commission received over 139, 780 complaints on SBGV. The…

Nigeria

SGBV: Nigeria to outlaw workplace harassment against women

Zainab Sa'id Dec 9, 2020 0

The Nigerian Senate says a bill to outlaw workplace harassment against women will soon be passed into law in the country. Deputy Senate President, Omo Agege stated this at a two-day workshop on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and…