Posts by Jansi Omini
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR STREET CHILDREN, 2023
April 12, marked the International Day for Street Children. Basic Rights Counsel Initiative in collaboration with other NGOs organized a One Thousand (1,000) Person March to create awareness of the plight faced by street children in Cross River State. This day signifies the resilience and strength of the One Hundred and Fifty Million (150,000,000) street…
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We wish you all a happy holiday!
It has been an absolute pleasure having you all as our support system this year, in our fight to promote the rights of women and children. As we vacate today, December 20, 2022 for the year, we wish to continue this journey with you next year come January 9, 2023, which will be our official…
Read MoreTrafficked Child Seeks Reunion With Parent
UPDATE!!! Update on our post made on August 11, 2022, of the young boy who was trafficked. Find below, the links to the Reunification and Reintegration process 👇👇👇
Read MoreWITCHCRAFT BRANDING: BRCI, PACT, and AFAW hold an interactive meeting between service providers and survivors of witchcraft branding in Calabar.
In the fight against Witchcraft Branding, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative in partnership with Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AFAW) with support from Safe Child Africa, yesterday, organized an interactive meeting between Service providers and Survivors of Witchcraft Branding and some of their family members. The objective of the meeting was to create a forum for survivors…
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Human Rights Groups Call for Justice Over the Killings of 5 People Accused of Witchcraft – Dubbed “ Another Calabar 5” – in Cross River State, Nigeria A coalition of UK and Nigeria based Human Rights Groups have appealed to the International community, Nigerian Federal Government and Cross River State Government to ensure that the…
Read MoreHow Youths Tortured, Killed Iquo Edet, Four Others Over Witchcraft Allegations, And Bury Corpse In Forest
Mrs. Iquo Edet Iyo and 4 other suspects are said to have been tortured, killed, and buried in a forest over witchcraft allegations in Ndon Nwong village, Okurikang, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The sad event began on Wednesday, 12 October 2022 when a little boy of 8-9 years age bracket (name…
Read MoreBRCI, Project Alert Visit Cross River Police Commissioner, Calls For Synergy
Two non-governmental organizations at the forefront of human rights defense, Project Alert and Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) have continued their advocacy visit, calling for synergy with the Nigerian Police Force. This was the high point in an advocacy visit by the NGOs to the Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Aminu Alhassan in…
Read MoreNGO End One Day Stakeholders Meeting In Calabar, Sue For Ways To Alleviate Poverty
Non-Governmental Organization ActionAid Nigeria, in partnership with Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), has ended its one-day stakeholders meeting on ways to alleviate poverty in local communities. The event was held at the conference room of the State Ministry of Justice, Calabar where the Partnership and Local Rights Program Manager, ActionAid Abuja, Nigeria Mr. Kehinde Arowosegbe,…
Read MoreAn initiative is securing justice for rape survivors but faces a heap of challenges
One Tuesday morning, 14-year-old Sarah Israel* sat at home waiting patiently for a verdict that would see her step father, 47-year-old Emmanuel Thompson Udo, who had sexually assaulted her either pay for his sins or walk free. When the report finally came, he got sentenced to 22 years imprisonment. The judgment came after about three…
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