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NHRC launches new digital complaint platform

The National Human Rights Commission has announced that it had unveiled a new automated complaint reporting database for reporting of various forms of human rights violations in the country.

According to the commission, the “automated complaint reporting database” is “a real-time digital platform that provides citizens with opportunities to promptly report all forms of human rights violations involving civilians, security personnel”, among others.

A statement by the NHRC’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Fatimah Mohammad, stated that the commission’s Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu, unveiled the platform at a webinar “following a robust partnership between the Commission and CLEEN Foundation”.

The statement did not disclose any detail about the platform and how the public can access it.

But it stated that it was lauded by the stakeholders who participated in the webinar.

Among the stakeholders, according to the statement, are, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, who was represented by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, and a Commissioner, Police Service Commission, Rommy Mom, who represented the Chairman, Police Service Commission.

Others included the Executive Director, CLEEN Foundation, Dr. Benson Olugbo, and the Country Director, Open Society Initiative for West Africa, Mr. Jude Udo Iloh.

The statement noted that the NHRC boss, Ojukwu, told the stakeholders that the platform would among other services, “provide a strong link between key oversight agencies of government and internal mechanism within security agencies in providing quick redress to victims”.
He urged the members of the public “to leverage on the new automated complaint reporting database to report the various forms of human rights violations in the country”.

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