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Complaints About Rape, Child Abuse on Increase in Abia ~ NHRC

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says there is an increase in the number of complaints of abuses, particularly as it concerns rape of women and abuse of children in Abia.

Mrs Uche Nwokocha, the Abia Coordinator of NHRC, disclosed this on Friday in Umuahia on the commemoration of the 2021 International Human Rights Day.

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Giving an update on the abuses, Nwokocha said the commission got over 200 written and more than 3000 walk-in complaints in 2021, as against 120 and over 2000 written and walk-in complaints, respectively in 2020.

She said the figures excluded several complaints through the phone calls.

NHRC walk against rape, others in Umuahia.

Nwokocha, who said the commission started operating in Abia in 2019, attributed the increase in figures to the level of awareness created by the organisation and other sister agencies in the state.

The NHRC coordinator expressed disappointment with Abia State Government over alleged lack of support, saying “there is apathy towards human rights issue in Abia.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NHRC, in collaboration with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the International  Federation of Women Lawyers, (FIDA) walked round the major streets in Umuahia to  women about their rights.

Nwokocha said the event was the climax of the “16 Days Activism on Violence Against Women” movement started on Nov. 25.

She said the commission and other stakeholders listed 26 violent acts that could be done against a woman, including rape, defilement, incest, coercion, harmful traditional practice, amongst others.

NAN reports that the theme of this year’s celebration is: “Equality – Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights.” (NAN)

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