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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A Lone Walk To Justice
Once upon a time, 11 years ago, during the early years of Boko Haram, a young man in Maiduguri, Northeast…
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Tragedy On The Road To Maiduguri’s Cattle Market
One cool morning many Septembers ago, Goni set out on a long journey to the urban capital of Borno with…
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A Farmer’s Troubled Return From De-Radicalisation Camp
The question infuriated Abu Bulama. Those asking wanted an answer about what should be done, but to Abu, it seemed…
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Nigeria Yet To Announce Investigations Into Military ‘Abortion Programme’
An investigation exposing a “secret, systematic and illegal abortion programme” in Northeast Nigeria run by the military, has prompted calls…
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‘Operation Safe Corridor Is Useful For Ex-Terrorists. But For People Like Me, It’s Injustice’
When Bunu Ali and his family fled from the Boko Haram insurgents in Pate, Northeast Nigeria, it seemed like the…
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Losing A Toe To Military Brutality And A Family To Insurgents
If it were not for the insurgency, Aja Kaye would likely have all his toes intact. His brother, Ali Mallam,…
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Nigeria’s Regional Security Outfit Accused Of Extrajudicial Measures
Folarera Ademola was an easy-going National Diploma student of Science Laboratory Technology at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, Southwest…
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Halt All Relocation Of Displaced People In Borno, Say Human Rights Watch
The closure of Internally Displaced People’s Camps in Borno should be brought to an immediate halt until people can be…
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Radio Ndarason Website Experiences ‘Sustained, Massive’ Attack
The website of Radio Ndarason International (RNI), which broadcasts across the Lake Chad basin in local languages, has had to…
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Boko Haram: Nigerian Military Re-arrests 101 Detainees After Release From Kirikiri
As soon as the High Court in Lagos ordered the release of 101 detainees imprisoned for over a decade without…
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