The National Human Rights Commission in Kano State has said it received no fewer than 1,500 complaints of alleged human rights abuses in 2022.
The NHRC State Coordinator, Shehu Abdullahi, made the disclosure in Kano on Monday.
He said that out of the figure, 1,296 cases had been treated, while 204 were still pending.
According to Abdullahi, 1,320 cases were on sexual and gender violence, threat to life and harmful cultural practices.
He said others were on witchcraft, female genital mutilation and abandonment of family responsibility, which was the most rampant.
He added that 120 cases bordered on denial of children’s rights to education, survival and health.
The NHRC state coordinator said the remaining cases received during the period were on labour matters and landed property
