The National Human Rights Commission has flagged off the 2022 Correctional Center Audit exercise to ascertain compliance with international best practices.

The Chairperson of the Commission Dr. Salamatu Suleiman led the Commission's delegation to the Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) Abuja where the event took place.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said that the press is a critical agent for the protection of democracy and development and must be supported to enable them to effectively discharge their constitutional duties as the watchdog of the society.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged government at all levels to observe international best practices in handling labour related matters.

The Executive Secretary of the Commission Tony Ojukwu SAN stated this as Nigeria joins the rest of the global community to commemorate the 2022 international workers day (IWD).

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has set up a law pavilion (law Library) with the state of the art facilities to ease reports and researches for its staff and external users within the human rights community.