NHRC calls on Nigerians to demand, stand for their rights

The National human rights Commission (NHRC) has called on Nigerians to always stand up and demand for their rights.

The Executive Secretary of the commission, Anthony Ojukwu, who is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, made the call in a statement to commemorate the International Human Rights Day.

The statement is also to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the International Human Rights Day marked on every 10 December is with the theme `’Freedom, Equality and Justice for all’.

Mr Ojukwu said the celebration of the day was to call upon Nigerians to always stand for and demand their rights from the government and other duty bearers.

According to him, human rights are not only fundamental, they are also God-given natural endowments that cannot be taken away by the authorities or non-state actors without recourse to the law.

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