Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday inaugurated the Disability Inclusion Technical Working Group (DITWG) to support the enforcement of the rights of Persons Living With Disabilities under local law and international instruments.

Specifically, the group will coordinate and push for the implementation of the protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on Persons with Disabilities (PWD) and Nigeria's Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2018.

This inauguration was held during a consultative meeting at the NHRC's headquarters in Abuja.

A representative of the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Harry Obe, said "the establishment of this Technical Working ...