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The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has identified economic and political vulnerabilities such as poverty, inequalities, conflict and human insecurity as the major triggers to irregular migration, trafficking and smuggling of migrants.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN who stated this in Abuja during his welcome remarks at the training of NHRC staff on human rights and migration, observed that human rights are at the heart of migration and must be respected in compliance with international best practices.
According to the learned Silk, there is need to adopt a human rights-based approach in dealing with issues of migration since “it extends to other core human rights such as the right to dignity, the right to adequate standard of living, the right to quality health and education amongst others”.
The Human Rights Advocate regretted that in our world today, migrants face dehumanizing conditions, illegal arrests and prolonged detention, torture, inhumane and degrading treatment, life threatening conditions on land and sea and that such occurrences should be the concern of stakeholders.
The NHRC Boss stated called on stakeholders including the law enforcement agencies to pay more attention to irregular migration and smuggling across our borders, adding that “it is important that we do not lose sight of trafficking within Nigeria”, considering it socio-economic and human rights implications.
He promised that the Commission will continue to work with partners within and outside government to strengthen policies and practices that impact on the human rights of migrants and victims of trafficking and smuggling of migrants.
The Executive Secretary who is a Fellow Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (FICMC) underscored the importance of the two-day training programme to the staff of the Commission saying “as human rights advocates and frontline defenders, staff of the Commission stand on a strong legal and institutional footing to tackle this present and emerging styles of human rights violations.
The Senior Human Rights Adviser, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Adwoa Kufuor Owusu said migration issues affect countless of lives of individuals and communities. She added that migration can transform societies positively but if not managed properly, the challenges of migration can lead to heinous human right violations.
According to Owusu, the training is to reaffirm commitments to core human rights principles of dignity, equality, and non-discrimination for everyone, everywhere regardless of migration status.
The training was attended by 29 senior and management staff of the NHRC across ten states of the federation with land and air borders through which migration can easily take place, similar training will soon be conducted for relevant stakeholders.
Agharese Arase
Director, Corporate Affairs and External Linkages Department.
Namadi Sambo, a former vice president during the administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has the Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Party, on Wednesday.
He had earlier on Friday last week joined the PDP in Kaduna State.
An APC stalwart, Imran Muhammad, confirmed Sambo’s defection in his X account.
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Allen Onyema alerts public on deliberate smear campaign as Air Peace begins Abuja London-Heathrow flights October
Barrister Allen Onyema, the Chairman/CEO of Air Peace, has raised the alarm over deliberate smear campaign by some Nigerians, in cohoot with a section of the media, aimed at damaging the airline’s reputation.
He stated this in Lagos on Wednesday while also announcing that Air Peace has secured approval to commence Abuja- London flight from October this year.
Onyema told journalists that “Air Peace has done a lot for our fatherland and we will continue to do it because we see it as a calling, not to make money.”
This comes amid a public spat between the airline and former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, over a check-in issue in Lagos.
According to him, rather than spreading falsehood against the organisation as is being done by some interests, Air Peace deserves support and respect from Nigerians.
“We demand to be applauded. We demand to be appreciated by our country.
“Nigerians should jettison this pull-him-down syndrome. Both government agencies and citizens must stop trying to destroy their own,” he said.
Onyema warned that destroying local businesses harms the country “If you destroy any indigenous business that provides massive job opportunities, you don’t know where the next suicide bomber, armed robber, or kidnapper will come from.”
On a positive note, he said the Abuja -London’s Heathrow Airport flight will begin from October 26.
“Our daily flights to London are going well. Come October 26, we start Abuja-London. The British authorities have granted Air Peace Heathrow.
“That is a testament to their belief in what we are doing,” Onyema said.
He thanked the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo and President Bola Tinubu for supporting the airline’s international growth.
A female navigator in the Israeli Defence Force, IDF, simply identified as Maj. Shin, has said she undertook a recent attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities to safeguard her country and people today and for the future.
According to her, though the mission was an emotional one, she was convinced that Iranian regime was an existential threat that must dealt with.
“I felt the responsibility in the cockpit to remove a real and existential threat to the State of Israel,” says Maj. Shin, identified only by the first Hebrew initial of her name, in rare public remarks for a female member of an IAF air crew.
“We’re doing this for the peace of tomorrow. For our home. That is our mission,” she adds.
Maj. Shin flew over 1,500 kilometers (about 1,000 miles) from Israel in what she describes as a “complex and powerful aerial operation designed to ensure that our children will have a better and safer future.”
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