Expedite Action On Civilian Harm Mitigation Policy, Rights Commission Tells Government

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the national authorities to expedite enactment to ratify the Draft Policy connected Protection of Civilians and Civilian Harm Mitigation.

The Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr. Tony Ojukwu who made this telephone during the ongoing Mid-term reappraisal gathering of the task connected “Protection of Forcibly Displaced Persons done Human Rights Information Data Collection and Documentation successful Nigeria,” successful Keffi, Nasarawa State, besides revealed that the argumentation aims to support civilians from harm during information operations and provides a model for preventing, minimizing, and addressing civilian harm.

The project, which the enforcement caput said is supported by the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), seeks to show the quality rights and extortion concern of forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) successful Nigeria, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, asylum seekers, and returnees.

The Human Rights Boss noted that the task has recorded notable achievements, including managing 3,096 quality rights cases and grooming 80 information unit to support the rights and dignity of FDPs.

Dr Tony Ojukwu, represented by Dr Benedict Agu, the task Coordinator and Head of the Commission’s monitoring department, highlighted the project’s notable achievements and the request for continued support.

The task is being implemented successful 11 task states, with selected Community Protection Action Group Members and Human Rights Monitors moving successful 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs).

All stakeholders precocious gathered for a mid-term reappraisal gathering successful Keffi, Nasarawa State, to sermon challenges they brushwood successful the tract and research ways to mitigate them.

The Executive Secretary believes that ratifying the Draft Policy connected Protection of Civilians and Civilian Harm Mitigation volition importantly heighten the extortion of civilians successful struggle situations. He added that the policy’s adoption volition fortify the combat against quality rights violations, align with determination and planetary quality rights and humanitarian instruments, and supply a model for preventing, minimising, and addressing civilian harm.

Participants expressed delight astatine the accidental to sermon their challenges and urge solutions for protecting these susceptible people.