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Nigeria rights body to present findings on abortion allegations against military

By Reuters Nigeria’s human rights commission will on Friday deliver its findings from an investigation into Reuters reports, which found the military ran a secret, systematic and illegal abortion programme and massacred children in its fight against Islamist insurgents in the northeast. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which is appointed by the government, established a special panel in February 2023 to investigate the findings published by Reuters and conducted hearings in the capital Abuja and northeastern Borno state. The Nigerian military denied the findings in the news agency’s reports. The NHRC on Thursday sent invitations to the media saying the panel was ready to present its findings and recommendations to the public in Abuja. In advance of the Friday […] The post Nigeria rights body to present findings on abortion allegations against military first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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