Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday said it received 365,224 complaints of human rights violations in the month of August.

The period saw a rise in sexual and gender based violence, killings, and abductions, especially in the North-West region of the country.

During the August dashboard presentation, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, explained that the figures were not "mere statistics." He said they represent the pulse of a people yearning for fairness, justice, and respect.

"The data speaks loudly, spotlighting three critical areas: Freedom from Discrimination, Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ESCR), and Law Enforcement and Human Dignity," Mr Ojukwu said at the commission'...