Complaints of alleged human rights abuses to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Kano State, reached 618 from July to date.
Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, NHRC State coordinator, made this known in a press interview on Saturday in Kano, saying that 480 of the cases had been treated, while 138 were pending.
Abdullahi said that 346 cases bordered on women and children, 75 were on breach of trust while 50 were on spousal responsibilities.
He said 60 of the cases received during the period under review were on abandonment of family responsibility and domestic violence.
Said he: “No fewer than 52 cases were on labour, land properties and cultural, economic, social rights”.
Abdullahi further explained that the remaining 35 were on labour matters mostly arising as conflicts on employer-employee relation.
He said they were mostly on end of service entitlements and compensation on damages that occurred due to accidents while on duty.
Abudallahi added that the Commission had also mediated on some marital matters between couples and families.
The State coordinator urged couples to be more patient with one another in order to be able to jointly manage their responsibilities.
