By Mary Bassey A non-governmental organization Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, has held a training on Foster Care in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The training, according to Mrs. Eseoghene Edina Ibor, the Program Coordinator of BRCI, is to enlighten members of the public on the procedures, challenges, and criteria for the fostering of
By Ogar Monday Communities in Cross River State have been encouraged to take ownership of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law and the Disability Rights Law (DRL), as both laws have expanded the definition of violence and rape. The communities were warned against treating issues around rape “as a family matter” as the VAPP
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Civil Society Network has endorsed the Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War Campaign. The Convener of the network, Leader Ben Usang committed to supporting the campaign when the Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War Campaign State Technical Committee paid him an advocacy visit on Saturday at
By Ogar Monday A team of volunteers from Project Alert, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, and the Cross River State chapter of Child Protection Network (CPN) has rescued a 6-year-old girl (name withheld) branded a witch by her father, a Police officer. She was locked up in a store in Okurikang, Odukpani Local Government Area
By Jonathan Ugbal A coalition of rights groups and activists based in Nigeria and the United Kingdom have appealed to the international community, and the Federal and State Governments to ensure that those who murdered five people last week in Ndon Nwong community in Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State on the allegations of
By Jonathan Ugbal Civic Space actors in Delta State in the Niger Delta region have hailed the accreditation of the Warri Custodial Centre as a centre for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE, by the West African Examination Council, WAEC. The custodial centre, located along Okere road in Warri South Local Government Area, is commonly
By Jonathan Ugbal The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA on Wednesday called for the reallocation of about 90 percent of the N11.92 billion estimated for food and foreign trips of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to aid victims of floods and support farmers in the country. Several States in Nigeria including
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, is set to establish a National Register against Hate Speech to promote normative principles and frameworks for the 2023 general elections. NHRC is also working towards verifying and scrutinizing all national laws to ensure compliance with international human rights standards. The Executive Secretary of the Commission,