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Trafficked 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 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 MoreNGO wants declaration of state of emergency on Child Rights Protection
Mr James Ibor, Executive Secretary, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, an NGO, has called for the declaration of a state of emergency on Child Rights Protection. Ibor, a lawyer and human rights activist, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Calabar on Monday, He said the call was imperative…
Read MorePACT Ends A Two-Day Stakeholders Conference In Calabar, Sue Against Witchcraft Branding, Child Abuse.
Prevent Abuse of Children Today, PACT, has ended a two-day stakeholders conference on ending child abuse in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. The annual conference organized by Basic Right Counsel Initiative, BRCI, with support from Safe Child Africa, held June 21-22, 2022 at Hogis Hotel, drew key actors from Cross River and Akwa Ibom…
Read MoreINTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD, 2022
The Day of the African Child is celebrated every year on June 16 since 1991. It was first initiated by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in honor of those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976. It is a time for the world to reflect on the progress made towards child’s rights and to raise awareness of…
Read MoreRisk factors associated with sexual assault in Calabar, south eastern Nigeria.
Sexual assault inflicts significant physical and psychological trauma in the victims. Interventions to prevent this violent crime against women are a major public health concern. The aim of this study is to identify the risk factors for sexual assault as seen in victims presenting in our hospital. Twenty-two case records of sexual assault victims treated…
Read MoreInternational Day for Street Children.
On the 12th of April, organisations around the world come together to recognize the International Day for Street Children: a special day acknowledging the strength and resilience of millions of street children around the world.International Day for Street Children (IDSC) has been celebrated globally since 2012, to recognise the humanity, dignity and defiance of street…
Read MoreIn Lockdown With Their Rapists
CALABAR, Nigeria — In March 2020, when schools in Nigeria closed their doors to flatten the surging curve of coronavirus infection, the unintended consequence was that thousands of children and teenagers across the country became soft targets of sexual assault and rape. Celia*, 17, was one of them. On a sunny afternoon last December, Celia…
Read MoreWitchcraft Branding: Man to die by hanging for killing 11 years old twins in Cross River State.
On Tuesday, February 15 2022. A man, Anyanime Festus was sentenced to death by hanging by Honorable Justice A. A. Onyebueke of Cross River State High Court, sitting in Akamkpa for killing his 11-year-old twin daughters, Mfoniso and Emediong Anyanime, after he dubbed them witches. Justice Agnes Onyebueke who delivered judgement on the matter with…
Read MoreOur Principal Counsel, Barr. James Ibor, makes list of 100 Nigeria’s top Changemakers.
The Principal Counsel of Basic Right Counsel Initiative (BRCI), Barr. Jame Ibor; Omoyele Sowore of Sahara Reporters, Arise TV Presenter and celebrated columnist, Dr. Reuben Abati, the Olu of Warri, His Royal Majesty, Olu Tsola Emiko, Ogiame Atuwatse III; Hit FM MD, and Patrick Ugbe, are among outstanding Nigerians that made the list of 100…
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