National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed all its offices in the respective States including Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to monitor the ongoing #EndSARS protest across the nation, as it relates to human rights violations.
This was disclosed in a tweet on Sunday by the Commission which was sighted by TheNigeriaLawyer, titled “NOTICE TO ALL NHRC STATE OFFICES AND HEADQUARTERS ABUJA. MONITORING OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING THE #ENDSARS PROTESTS.”
“Please note that at the state & monitoring Dept at headquarters, you are required to go out and follow the #EndSARS protesters to monitor the protests in the various states and Abuja to protect their human rights.”
In addition, it was added that the essence is to monitor and protect the human rights of the protesters.
“Please note that at the state & monitoring Dept at headquarters, you are required to go out and follow the #EndSARS protesters to monitor the protests in the various states and Abuja to protect their human rights.”
In addition, it was added that they “are to bring reports of any human rights violations by security and law enforcement personnel or thugs against the peaceful #EndSARS protesters. You are to send a weekly reports of the monitoring exercise.”
Furthermore, it was directed that an officer is to be saddled with the responsibility and reports should be sent every Sunday.
“An officer should be charged with this activity in the state or Monitoring Dept to ensure you send your report by Sunday evening every week. This exercise to go with and monitor the safety of the #EndSARS protesters will commence from tomorrow Monday 19th October 2020.”
“All reports to the commissions’ email are to be marked for the attention of monitoring Dept”, it was concluded.
