Nigeria, May 20 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday held a workshop for its staff members to combat human rights violations in the digital space.

According to the Executive Secretary (ES) of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), it has become expedient to hold the workshop due to the nature of the digital space.

Mr Ojukwu said the digital ecosystem has ceased to be a separate entity in society, but the "fabric of our economic, social and political existence", adding that the NHRC must evolve to better serve the society.

The Director of the Legal Services and Enforcement department of the NHRC, Rabi Anwar, represented Mr Ojukwu at the workshop themed "Understanding and Protecting Digital Righ...