You might want to challenge human rights violation or cases of injustice without instituting any action in court. Below are some institutions that provide non-judicial remedies for human rights violations.
The Public Complaints Commission is an agency of government set up to redress complaints lodged by aggrieved citizens or residents of Nigeria against administrative injustice. Its function is to investigate complaints against action or inaction of the government, of local government and of state owned or private companies. The Commission can entertain complaints of injustice, corruption, unfair treatment and abuse of office by public officers and civil servants.
What is the Commission empowered to do?
Who can administrative actions be taken against by the Commission?
What complaints can the Commission handle?
The types of complaints accepted by the Commission include, and are not limited to:
How can I lodge my complaints before the Commission?
You can lodge your complaints by writing a letter addressed to the Ombudsman Office of the Public Complaints Commission office in your state. You may also visit the office to lodge your complaint.
The letter of complaint should contain detailed information and state the reasons for your complaint, whom you are complaining against, dates or events relevant to the complaint and the redress you seek.
For more information on the how to reach the Public Complaints Commission for your state, visit https://pcc.gov.ng/state-offices/ for details such as address, email and phone numbers.
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What challenges may I face in making my complaints to the Commission?
The Commission is empowered to investigate complaints made by aggrieved individuals. However, it cannot enforce decisions like a court of law. Thus, a major challenge is that upon investigating and directing any authority to set things right for the complainant, such authority may prolong the implementation of directives given by the Commission.
The National Human Rights Commission is established for the promotion and protection of human rights in Nigeria, and to investigate human rights violations.
If you feel your rights have been violated, you can file a complaint to the Commission.
What is the Commission empowered to do?
The Commission’s functions include:
How can I lodge complaints of human rights violation to the Commission?
The commission does not enforce their decisions but it facilitates prosecution of human rights violations and ensures victims seek and get appropriate remedies for such breaches.