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UN Rights Body Needs to Investigate Abuses in AfghanistanHuman Rights Council’s Credibility Hinges on Taking Strong Action at Emergency Session

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UN Rights Body Needs to Investigate Abuses in Afghanistan The Director of Esther Child Rights Foundation (Esther Ekwem) Human Rights Activist Human Rights Council’s Credibility Hinges on Taking Strong Action at Emergency Session 23th August, 2021 /Time: 7pm Reported By Okoi Ubi for Esther Child Rights Foundation Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan on August 22, 2021.   © 2021 ECRF Gul/AP Images As reports mount of grave human rights abuses by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session this week. It should immediately mandate the strongest possible monitoring mechanism. Before their takeover of Kabul on August 15, Taliban forces were already committing atrocities, including  summary executions  of government officials and security force members in their custody. In Kabul since then, they have raided homes of journalists and act...
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Father allegedly defiles four daughters in Lagos Esther Child Rights Foundation ( A Human Rights Organization) 7 August 2021

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A  father of six, Sunday Julius, is currently in police custody in Lagos over alleged defilement of four of his daughters aged seven, 10, 11 and 15. Julius, who lives with his family in a room apartment in the Alimosho area of the state, was reportedly arrested on Monday following a complaint lodged by his wife at the Moshalashi Police Station. Arrested but released City Round  learnt that Julius was apprehended about seven years ago after his eldest daughter opened up that he molested her. He was, however, said to have been freed through the intervention of neighbours and relations. His wife, Semiat, told our correspondent during the week that Julius usually committed the act in the middle of the night and during the day when she had gone out to hawk. “We got married in 2007 and have six children together,” the 36-year-old woman, who sells herbal mixture, said in Yoruba. “Our first daughter who is now 15 reported to me seven years ago that whenever we were asleep ...
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#TwitterBan: What Nigerian govt told ECOWAS Court about human rights, violations

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What Are Human Rights Violations?

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News Reporter By Okoi Ubi- 23th June, 2012- 10:38pm  From Esther Child Rights Foundation (Human Rights Organization).  The  Universal Declaration of Human Rights  (UDHR) was established in response to the atrocities during WWII, including the Holocaust. The document outlines the human rights that all people are entitled to such as freedom from torture, freedom of expression, and the right to seek asylum. When those rights aren’t protected or blatantly disregarded, they are violated. What are the types of human rights violations? Who is responsible for preventing and addressing them? Learn more about human rights violations with free online courses @ Esther Child Rights Foundation ( Human Rights Organization) Definition and types of human rights violations A state commits human rights violations either directly or indirectly. Violations can either be intentionally performed by the state and or come as a result of the state failing to prevent the violation....
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WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOME ?

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News Report By Okoi Ubi- 23th June,2021. Time: 17:36           ESTHER  CHILD RIGHTS                                 FOUNDATION  (HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION ) Presents A FAMILY LIFE SEMINAR WITH THEME: WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOME?         ESTHER  CHILD RIGHTS             FOUNDATION (HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION) According to the CEO of ESTHER CHILD RIGHTS FOUNDATION ( HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION) Mrs. Esther Ekwem Ogwu ( Human Right Activist), officially announce and invite all parents, guardians and individuals to attend our upcoming seminar which is going to take place on 26th June, 2021 in Lagos State, Nigeria. The seminar is to educate parents on our to manage and develop their home and children's for a better seciety. Mrs. Esther Ekwem also said that, children'...
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