Nigeria: Ozoro Assault - Rights Commission Demands Prosecution of Perpetrators

Nigeria: Ozoro Assault - Rights Commission Demands Prosecution of Perpetrators

Nigeria's human rights watchdog has called for swift prosecution and sweeping reforms following reports of sexual violence against women and girls during the Alue-Do Cultural Festival in Ozoro, Delta State.

“No Tradition Above Human Rights” — NHRC Condemns Alleged Abuse Of Women, Girls At Alue-Do Festival

Nigeria’s human rights watchdog has called for swift prosecution and sweeping reforms following reports of sexual violence against women and girls during the Alue-Do Cultural Festival in Ozoro, Delta State. The executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu, who condemned the alleged abuses in strong terms, labelling them “unacceptable” and “the height of barbarism in the modern world, ” described the incident as a g…