Human rights abuses: We received 1,106 petitions from 5 States – NHRC

The North-Central Office of the National Human Rights
Commission, NHRC, has received 1,106 cases of human right abuse
from five states under its control in the last ten months.

Grace Pam, the coordinator in charge of the zone, told newsmen
on Wednesday in Jos that the petitions were mostly cases of child
abandonment, unlawful detention and domestic violence dominates
complaints.

It was gathered that the North-Central office of the commission
comprised of Plateau, Nasarawa, Kogi, Benue and Niger states.

Mrs Pam explained that of the 1,106 cases reported, 1027 were
treated and concluded, with 79 still unresolved.

“From January till date, we received 1,106 complaints across the
five states under our zone, and we successfully treated and
concluded 1027 of the cases but 79 still looked into.

“Child abandonment, domestic violence, unlawful detention, child
abuse, rape, threat to life and inhuman treatment are among the
most prevalent cases we received in the period under review,” she
said.

The coordinator also said that the commission received cases of
right to inheritance, denial of access to children, dismissal from
service, extrajudicial killings, denial of entitlement abduction,
and denial of right to education and defamation of character.

Other complaints received, she said, include forced marriage,
maltreatment, harassment and intimidation, non-payment of wages,
and violation of right to personal liberty, among others.

NAN

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