On May 10, 2026, people went to Tumfa market in Zamfara State to buy food, sell goods, bargain, and make a living. No one left home that day planning to become a casualty of a security operation. Yet, many are now reported dead.
read moreTeen Guide Africa & HRF
This project is proudly supported by HRF to encourage teenagers who are achievers to keep it up and to encourage others to do likewise.
Nigerian Correctional Service
Project 1k50's objective is to mobilize, organize and train 50 NYSC Lawyers for a stipend-paying Volunteer Programme to provide world-class legal.
In partnership with CELSIR
HRF partners with the Center for Legal Support & Inmates Rehabilitation (CELSIR) to organize motivational, educational, and vocational workshops
Partnering With Governments and Communities
Engaging different communities through public sensitization and awareness events is a vital approach to raising awareness of human rights in Africa.




The Angler Project is an initiative of Human Rights Foundation that focuses on women's empowerment and capacity development, with a particular emphasis on widows and single mothers.
Donation of Gift items to pupils at Kweme Village, Badagry Lagos. Items such as school bags, books and writing materials to aid learning and easy the pressure on struggling parents.
The question of whether human rights in Nigeria is considered a cliche or not can vary depending on one's perspective and the context in which it is being discussed.
Human Rights Foundation (HRF) Nigeria is a non-governmental organization that exists to advocate and enforce the Rule of Law on the rights of the human person, regardless of such a person’s class, gender, religion or ethnicity.
Human Rights Foundation Nigeria (HRF) is a registered charity that advocates for the rights of prisoners, ex-offenders, and other disadvantaged people affected by the criminal justice system.
I have been in Eko prison for 3 years but today by the grace of God and through the help of HRF Lawyers, I have been freed. I really appreciate HRF for what they do and what God continues to use them to do
I have been in jail without going to court for 4 years. I really thank God, I do not regret going to prison because I have learnt alot. HRF Lawyers are wonderful people, they took my case up in court and everything went well.
I never believed that HRF could help me regain my freedom after 3 years at Ikoyi prison without trial, but lo and behold, after 3 weeks of going to court, through the help of HRF, I thank GOD, I am free!
On May 10, 2026, people went to Tumfa market in Zamfara State to buy food, sell goods, bargain, and make a living. No one left home that day planning to become a casualty of a security operation. Yet, many are now reported dead.
read moreAccording to Reuters, thirty-nine schoolchildren were reportedly abducted in Oyo State. Seven teachers were taken with them, and one teacher was reportedly killed. Twenty-three pupils were abducted from an orphanage and school facility in Kogi State. Forty-two children were reportedly taken from a primary school in Borno State.
read moreIn Nigeria, Domestic violence often takes on a different name when it happens inside a family. If a stranger hits a woman, many people know what to call it. But if the person accused is her father, husband, uncle, or older relative, the conversation quickly changes.
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