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| - | (Image: [[https:// | + | By Libby George |
| Feb 7 (Reuters) - A special panel named by Nigeria' | 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. | ||
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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, existed at the time to probe specific abuses by the military, police or | + | 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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| The NHRC also recommended that 28 police officers be prosecuted, according to a commission statement. | The NHRC also recommended that 28 police officers be prosecuted, according to a commission statement. | ||
| No police prosecutions have been announced. Chief Superintendent of Police Olumuyiwa Adejobi did not reply to a request for comment. | No police prosecutions have been announced. Chief Superintendent of Police Olumuyiwa Adejobi did not reply to a request for comment. | ||
| - | At the end of last year, an assistant superintendent of police shot dead a pregnant | + | At the end of last year, an assistant superintendent of police shot dead a pregnant |
| Amid public outcry, the officer was charged with murder. He has pleaded not guilty. | Amid public outcry, the officer was charged with murder. He has pleaded not guilty. | ||
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| - | ($1 = 459.2000 naira) (George reported from London. If you treasured this article so you would like to get more info with regards to [[https:// | + | ($1 = 459.2000 naira) (George reported from London. Also contributing were David Lewis in Nairobi and Reade Levison in London. Editing by Julie Marquis and Alexandra Zavis) |
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