The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear a major human rights case filed by human ...

A United Nations panel said four international oil companies breached human rights obligations by selling their assets in Nigeria before carrying out remediation for damage caused by their oil spills ...

Lagos — As the world today celebrates the Human Rights Day, Agha Ibiam takes a look at the situation in Nigeria The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will today join the rest of the world to ...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital ...

The United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) have pledged their support for efforts aimed at strengthening human rights protection in the country. They commended the effort of the National ...

Nigeria has declared its intention to seek membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2027 to 2029 term, reaffirming its commitment to multilateralism, democratic governance and the ...

Amnesty International on Wednesday criticized the Nigerian government’s failure to address the security crisis in the South-East region, which led to the deaths of 1,844 people between January 2021 ...

MURIC says if sanctions are to be imposed on certain figures and groups, such sanctions must be comprehensive and unbiased.

The distinguished human rights non-governmental organization (NGO) Human Rights Watch has issued an anticipated report on Boko Haram and security force abuses in northern Nigeria; Spiraling Violence.

An Abuja Federal High Court presided by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho has dismissed a suit seeking to enforce the rights of ...