By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Cross River State Ministry of Justice has created the Citizens’ Rights Department to entertain complaints bordering on sexual and gender-based violence, rape, wife battery, forced marriage, and denial of parental responsibility amongst others. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the State, Barr. Tanko Ashang disclosed this
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Two teenagers, unnamed, were last weekend in Calabar, rescued and accommodated by a not-for-profit organization, the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI following reports of sexual and physical abuse by their father, Linus Samuel Sunday Ukum. Mr. Ukum, 40, a plumber and native of Nsit – Ubium Local Government
By CrossRiverWatch Listen To The Report The Federal High Court of Nigeria sitting in Calabar (Court 2) and presided over by Justice Rosemary Dugbo has awarded damages of N1 million only against the Nigerian Air Force over an alleged case of human rights violation. The Applicant in the case, Eno Iyamba Esq. who is a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report A High Court of Cross River State sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Bassey Ebute has awarded damages to the sum of NGN7.5 million against the respondents in suit number HC/22F/2022 for infringing on the fundamental human rights of one Benjamin Seshe. The Inspector-General of Police,
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report To improve the civil-military relationship in Nigeria, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, FES has trained Nigerian Air Force Legal Officers and other critical stakeholders on the benefits of collaborating for a better society. The 3 days workshop held in Lagos, is coming six months after Civil-Military Desk officers of the
By Archibong Jeremiah Civil Military Legal Desk officers of the Nigerian Army, investigative journalists and human rights advocates have been trained by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung on benefits of collaborating while protecting the fundamental human rights of Nigerians. The 3-day workshop which was held in Lagos State was described as “apt” by Hon. Abdulrasak Sa’ad Namdas,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Men of the Nigerian Police Force has forcefully dispersed peaceful #June12 protesters in Calabar. They protesters were peacefully exercising their fundamental human rights before trips of Policemen numbering over 50 in over 7 Hilux van, masked appeared and fired teargas severally at the protesters. As at the time of filing this report,
By Henry Ojelu, Vanguard Newspaper In the face of the continued assault on the constitutional rights of Nigerians, one civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has remained resolute in the fight against all forms of such violations. Through its numerous advocacy projects, partnership and litigations, the organisation has continued to live up