In its efforts to halt human rights violation, the Benue State Government has started to train security operatives on basic Voluntary Principles of Security and Human Rights.
The Special Adviser on Security and Internal Affairs, Joseph Har who addressed the participants during the training on Sunday charged them to adopt human rights principles to balance security and end human rights violations.
The training was jointly organised by the Special Advisers to the Governor on Security and Internal Affairs and that of Security and Strategic Liaison.
Har expressed the state government’s readiness to retrain officers working in the state to mitigate the rates of human rights abuses allegedly caused by security operatives.
He said the training would lay the foundation for the forthcoming Code of Conduct document for security personnel in the state, which would incorporate the VPSHR guidelines.
Earlier, the Ag State Coordinator, National Human Rights Commission, presentation, Dr. Josep Wanshe, stated that the Commission was committed to human rights education for security personnel.
Wanshe said the commission was dedicated to equipping security operatives with the principles of VPSHR.
He said, “This training empowers our security personnel to perform their duties with a rights-compliant approach, which is essential for building trust and fostering protection within our communities.”
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