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By Libby George | By Libby George | ||
- | [[// | + | Feb 7 (Reuters) - A special panel named by Nigeria' |
Those familiar with the commission´s past work say it faces stiff challenges. | Those familiar with the commission´s past work say it faces stiff challenges. | ||
- | The state-funded NHRC does its best to press officials to act in the interest of citizens whose rights have been violated, eight sources with knowledge of the commission said. | + | [[// |
But they said the NHRC, whose inquiry was supported by the government amid an international outcry, is hobbled by a lack of authority to compel military leaders and other officials to prosecute or punish anyone. | But they said the NHRC, whose inquiry was supported by the government amid an international outcry, is hobbled by a lack of authority to compel military leaders and other officials to prosecute or punish anyone. | ||
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"That is even more stark if the stakeholders are military." | "That is even more stark if the stakeholders are military." | ||
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The commission-appointed panel, headed by a former Supreme Court justice and including a former major general, is investigating two Reuters articles published last year. | The commission-appointed panel, headed by a former Supreme Court justice and including a former major general, is investigating two Reuters articles published last year. | ||
The news agency reported on Dec. 7 that the army has run a secret program of coerced abortions in the country´s northeast, where it has been battling Islamist insurgents since 2009. The program has ended the pregnancies of at least 10,000 women and girls freed from insurgent captivity, according to witness accounts and documents. | The news agency reported on Dec. 7 that the army has run a secret program of coerced abortions in the country´s northeast, where it has been battling Islamist insurgents since 2009. The program has ended the pregnancies of at least 10,000 women and girls freed from insurgent captivity, according to witness accounts and documents. | ||
On Dec. 12, again citing dozens of witnesses, Reuters reported that the army intentionally killed children in the war, under a presumption they were, or would become, terrorists. Nigerian military leaders said the abortion program did not exist and that children were never targeted for killing. | On Dec. 12, again citing dozens of witnesses, Reuters reported that the army intentionally killed children in the war, under a presumption they were, or would become, terrorists. Nigerian military leaders said the abortion program did not exist and that children were never targeted for killing. | ||
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It would be improper, he said, for him to engage with Reuters because the news agency could be summoned as a witness in the investigation. | It would be improper, he said, for him to engage with Reuters because the news agency could be summoned as a witness in the investigation. | ||
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The U.S. | The U.S. | ||
- | defense and state departments, | + | defense and state departments, |
Asked about the new panel, the U.S. | Asked about the new panel, the U.S. | ||
- | If you adored this informative article along with you desire to receive more details about [[https:// | + | State Department urged the Buhari administration to empower a rigorous investigation. "We implore the Nigerian government to give the NHRC the resources and access necessary to conduct" |
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In a 2002 paper, two Nigerian scholars called the body "a red herring" | In a 2002 paper, two Nigerian scholars called the body "a red herring" | ||
- | The NHRC now has the ability to recommend prosecution. But only the attorney general, the police inspector general or prosecutors can launch criminal proceedings. | + | The NHRC now has the ability to recommend prosecution. But only the attorney general, the police inspector general or |
To pursue alleged wrongdoing by the military, an officer would have to initiate a court martial. | To pursue alleged wrongdoing by the military, an officer would have to initiate a court martial. | ||
The NHRC, described on its website as an " | The NHRC, described on its website as an " | ||
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The news agency asked the NHRC for access to all reports; the commission did not make them available. | The news agency asked the NHRC for access to all reports; the commission did not make them available. | ||
- | The NHRC isn´t necessarily the only investigative body looking into rights violations in Nigeria at any given time. In 2019, Agnes Callamard, a UN official monitoring executions, reported that more than 20 Nigerian panels, including some appointed by the NHRC, | + | The NHRC isn´t necessarily the only investigative body looking into rights violations in Nigeria at any given time. In 2019, Agnes Callamard, a UN official monitoring executions, reported that more than 20 Nigerian panels, including some appointed by the NHRC, existed at the time to probe specific abuses by the military, police or militia members. |
None, to her knowledge, had brought about prosecutions. | None, to her knowledge, had brought about prosecutions. | ||
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In another case, the army allegedly killed more than 300 members of a Shi´ite minority sect in 2015 after some members blocked a military convoy in northern Kaduna state. | In another case, the army allegedly killed more than 300 members of a Shi´ite minority sect in 2015 after some members blocked a military convoy in northern Kaduna state. | ||
- | A state judicial commission faulted the military for | + | A state judicial commission faulted the military for its disproportionate use of force. While an NHRC panel also faulted those who took lives, it said the immediate cause of the clash was the Shi´ite group´s blockage of the highway and recommended the group apologize to the army for violating its right to move freely, according to a 2016 press conference. |
Reuters was unable to obtain the full report. | Reuters was unable to obtain the full report. | ||
No prosecutions in the army have been announced. | No prosecutions in the army have been announced. |