Human Rights
HumAngle’s Human Rights Desk examines gross human rights violations such as extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary arrests/detention. It also covers issues surrounding press freedom and monitors reports and activities of human rights organisations.
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In Kano, Criminal Networks Evading Surveillance Are Terrorising Some Villages
Musbahu Shanono used to love the journey home. There was something about that drive from Lagos to Shanono, something about…
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Haunted by Truth: Nigerian Journalists Caught Between Duty and Death
Though the pen is said to be mightier than the sword, there are times when the sword tries to silence…
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What Life Could Have Been for Leah Sharibu at 22
It’s May 14, so she posts a birthday photo on Instagram: a selfie in scrubs after a long hospital shift,…
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Strangled in Silence: The Unseen Forces Stifling Nigeria’s Press Freedom
Drawing from her experience as a survivor of sexual abuse in the university, Yemisi Adeoye*, found her voice in telling…
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From Elephants to Warthogs: The Shadow Wildlife Trade Financing Boko Haram in Nigeria
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Under a tea seller’s makeshift shade in the Molai community in Borno…
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Injured, Ignored, and Intimidated: The Cost of Speaking Out In NYSC Camp
The foot broke first. Then the silence. But it was breaking the silence that cost Mustapha Kyari the most; he…
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Shiroro: Once a Safe Town, Now a Haven for Boko Haram’s Violent Campaigns (1)
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… The vices in Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) are shielded in a…
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Zike Tragedy: Survivors Mourn, Counting Lives Lost in Plateau Attack
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… It was a calm night until just before midnight. And when Mary…
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Visually Impaired Students Face Discrimination in Nigerian Universities Despite Laws
On a sunny morning in mid-October 2024, Chikamso Ogbu* stood by the front wall of Okpara Hall, one of the…
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Terrorists Emerging in North Central Nigeria Over Low Ransom Payments in North West
On Thursday, March 6, villagers in the Kyaram community in the Danko Wasagu area of Kebbi State, northwestern Nigeria, caught…
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