Nigeria, Sept. 18 -- The newly appointed acting Chief Judge of Enugu State, Raymond Ozoemena, has said the judiciary would uphold all measures to protect human rights in the state.

The judiciary, he said, is committed to justice and fairness in the discharge of its duties and to do so, it will ensure that perpetrators of human rights violations receive their deserved justice and their victims, appropriate remedy.

He made these comments while declaring open a three-day training on the Implementation of Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015 and Human Rights for Officials of Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigeria Police Force and Judiciary, on Wednesday.

Mr Ozoemena was sworn in last week by the state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwua...