Human and Community Rights Centre (HCRC) Blog

  Engineers Advocate Ethical Artificial Intelligence to Safeguard Human Rights Engineers across Africa have called for the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence to address insecurity, forced labour, and human trafficking.  Nigerian software engineer Ayotunde Somoye emphasised that AI should assist human investigators rather than replace human judgment.  He noted that AI can help identify early warning signs and irregular recruitment patterns while ensuring that final decisions remain with people to protect human rights and maintain accountability.

  NHRC Records 3,019 Human Rights Complaints in Kano State in 2025 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) reported receiving 3,019 human rights complaints in Kano State between January and December 2025. Of these, 2,276 cases were concluded, while 743 remain ongoing.  Major complaints included child rights violations, domestic violence, law enforcement abuses, and sexual and gender-based violence. The commission also recorded over 2,000 migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, returnees, and internally displaced persons during a statewide data-collection exercise.  The NHRC plans to intensify sensitisation campaigns and strengthen collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and other stakeholders.