The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD) has commended Amnesty International for its new report, “A Decade of Impunity: Attacks and Unlawful Killings in Southeast Nigeria,” describing it as a timely and courageous documentation of the worsening human rights situation in the region.
In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor, FENRAD said the report highlights a disturbing pattern of violence, unlawful killings, and the absence of accountability that has plagued the Southeast over the last ten years.
Nwafor, who is expected to represent the organisation at the official presentation of the report and the launch of a global campaign against impunity in Enugu on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, decried what he called “a systemic erosion of justice and human dignity” in the region.
“We cannot continue to normalise bloodshed and lawlessness. What we are witnessing is a systemic erosion of justice and human dignity. FENRAD is fully aligned with Amnesty International’s call for transparency, accountability, and urgent reform to safeguard the lives and rights of citizens in the region,” Nwafor said.
He noted that the persistence of violent attacks and the failure to hold perpetrators accountable have had devastating consequences for both citizens and the socio-economic stability of the Southeast.
FENRAD reaffirmed that human rights must be protected without compromise, warning that impunity in any form poses a grave threat to democracy, peace, and development.
The group joined Amnesty International and other civil society organisations in urging the Nigerian government, security agencies, and relevant institutions to take decisive action to address the root causes of insecurity in the region.
“It is time to prioritise justice—not just in rhetoric, but through concrete action,” the statement added.
FENRAD also called on the media, development partners, and the public to participate actively in the report’s presentation and support the ongoing campaign for justice and accountability in the Southeast.
