The April 2024 NHRC Human Rights Assessment Dashboard, released on Friday in Abuja, showed that 5,259 complaints of rights abuse were filed against state actors - government agents - including the police, the military and other security agencies. The figure is the highest number of complaints recorded against a particular group in the April dashboard.
As a result of the development, the NHRC urged the government and security agencies to protect lives and properties, especially in educational institutions. The NHRC equally expressed concern over attacks on journalists and press freedom in the country. 'Over the last 3 months, 5 journalists have been arrested and detained beyond constitutional limits,' the NHRC said, while condemning the 'indiscriminate arrests and prolonged detention of Nigerians'.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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