KANO: IN 2022, NHRC RECEIVED 1,500 COMPLAINTS.

According to Kano State’s National Human Rights Commission, there were at least 1,500 complaints of alleged human rights violations in 2022.

Shehu Abdullahi, the NHRC State Coordinator, revealed the information on Monday in Kano.

Out of that total, he claimed that 1,296 cases had been resolved while 204 others were still pending.

1,320 cases of sexual and gender violence, threats to life, and harmful cultural practices, according to Abdullahi.

He claimed that the most prevalent topics were female genital mutilation, witchcraft, and the abandonment of family responsibilities.

The denial of children’s rights to education, survival, and health was at issue in 120 cases, he continued.

The remaining cases that were received during that time, according to the NHRC state coordinator, involved landed property and labor issues.

“The commission will educate voters and sensitize the general public in advance of the next general elections.

Since voting is a fundamental right, he continued, “We want them to understand that.”

Abdullahi added that the commission had developed a project to collaborate with groups from the civil society to keep track of the prevalence of hate speech, particularly on social media.

As the general election draws near, he added that town hall meetings with candidates for governor would be held in the state during the second week of February.

According to the state coordinator, parents’ lack of concern for their children’s moral development is to blame for the alarming rate at which young children are engaging in social vices.

According to him, some parents don’t supply every item required in schools, particularly those in Tsangaya boarding schools.

“In the majority of Kano’s remand facilities, numerous kids are being charged with rape, kidnapping, manslaughter, and other serious capital offenses.

He continued, “There is a need to quickly address this and check these kids’ backgrounds.