NHRC Warns Rising Child Rights Violations Threaten Nigeria’s Future

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday intensified its campaign against child abuse and harmful traditional practices, warning that persistent violations of children’s rights across communities in Nigeria pose a serious threat to the country’s future.
Speaking at a community sensitisation programme in Pegi Community, Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, said incidents of neglect, violence, child labour, early marriage, female genital mutilation, and the exclusion of children from decisions affecting their lives remain widespread despite existing legal protections.
Ojukwu, who was represented by the...