The relevant Committees of the National Assembly are also engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights through their collaboration with the National Refugees Commission, National Human Rights Commission, as well as meetings with human rights CSOs and NGOs. Future activities of the Committees include: public hearing on the status of the refugees and internally displaced persons in Nigeria; public hearing on Nigeria’s ratification of international human rights instruments; Consultations with National/State Houses of Assembly on legislation for the promotion and protection of the rights of women and children. The Committee also intends to publish a quarterly report of its activities.  Military and Human Rights In the course of security operations against Boko Haram in North-East Nigeria and recently in the context of countering militant and separatist groups like the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the Niger Delta Avengers, the Nigerian Military have been accused of extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrarily arrest and detention. International Human Rights organisations and indeed a number of local human rights organisations have in separate communications to the National Human Rights Commission alleged that the use of deadly force by the Nigerian Military led to the death of hundreds of Nigerians, and many more have died in military detention as a result of starvation, extreme overcrowding and denial of medical assistance. They further allege that these acts, committed in the context of a non- international armed conflict, constitute war crimes for which military commanders bear both individual and command responsibility, and may amount to crimes against humanity. These allegations have formed in most part the basis for the intervention by the Office of the Prosecutor, international Criminal Court. In her report on the preliminary examination of the situation in North East, Nigeria issued on 12 November 2015, the prosecutor “identified eight potential cases involving the commission of crimes against humanity and war crimes under articles 7 and 8 of the Statute: six for conduct by Boko Haram and two for conduct by the Nigerian Security Forces” The current administration has assured the international community that all allegations of torture, extrajudicial killings and war crimes made against the Nigerian Military will be investigated. The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria, inaugurated the Nigerian Military Human Rights Dialogue on August 19. The specific objectives of the Nigerian Military Human Rights Dialogue are: a) to provide a forum for the Nigerian Military(NM) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to have a shared understanding and appreciation of Nigeria’s constitutional and international human rights obligations in all aspects of military operations but specifically as it relates to Military operations in conflict situations. b) to encourage cooperation between the NM and the NHRC specifically with a view to speedy investigation and resolution of allegations of rights violations against military personnel in theatres of conflict but also as it relates to the legal status of military personnel who come into conflict with the law. This mandate also includes dealing with petitions from military personnel or their families on matters related to pensions, gratuity and other post service entitlements. 33