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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has developed a portal for reporting human rights violations.

With this development, Nigerians can now report human rights violations and get real time response from the NHRC.

NHRC said the reports can be filed via this online platform that was developed in partnership with civil society organisations such as the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room, Department for International Development (UKAID), and Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC).

The platform allows users to upload pictures of events, with indication of location, time and nature of violations. 

The user is also able to input other information like the name of the alleged violator(s) and victim(s) and other real time information that can be further verified by the responders.

The online platform is also able to collate, analyse and generate results and data for the reports and provide dash-board information for the public.

According to NHRC, the  platform will not just help victims report abuses and abusers, it will bring the individuals and agencies behind any human rights violation to account.

The platform will also be used by the commission to scale up its efficiency and effectiveness in the performance of its functions.

The NHRC said its primary mandate is the monitoring and investigation of human rights violations.