The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Bem Angwe, has announced plans by the commission to translate the universal declaration of human rights into four major Nigerian languages as part of efforts to sensitize Nigerians on their rights.
Professor Angwe, who disclosed this in Abuja at an exhibition of human rights publications in local languages said that many Nigerians were unaware of their rights so they find it difficult to demand for such rights due to ignorance.
He further said that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was collaborating with the human rights commission of Mexico to make the universal declaration of human rights accessible to all Nigerians and all persons resident in the country.
Professor Bem Angwe had on Friday announced plans to inaugurate a committee of experts to review all existing laws that contravene the provisions of human rights in Nigeria.
He gave a hint about the planned review in Abuja when a member of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, Miss Faith Tlakula, led a delegation on a working visit to the headquarters of the commission.
Professor Angwe said that the committee, which was appointed last week, had been mandated to carry out a thorough review of such laws that impede the protection and enforcement of human rights.
