The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has opposed the proposal by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) seeking death penalty for those involved in the sale of counterfeit drugs.
While presenting the commission’s dashboard report on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, SAN, stated that NAFDAC’s death penalty proposal continues to raise concerns about balancing punishment with human rights.
Ojukwu noted that February also saw the enactment of several laws with significant human rights implications.