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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Media Coalition Demands Release Of Nigerian Journalist Detained In Benin RepublicÂ
The Coalition of Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has demanded the immediate release of Damilola Ayeni, a Nigerian journalist…
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Lagos Police Open Fire, Arrest Student Activists Protesting Tuition Hike
Police in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have opened fire and arrested student activists during a protest, HumAngle has learned. The…
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Beninese Police Detain Nigerian Journalist, âThreaten Jail Time Unless Bribedâ
Damilola Ayeni, a Nigerian journalist, is currently detained at the Parakou Police Station in neighbouring Benin Republic and the police…
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Stigma And Other Roadblocks As Reintegrated âBoko Haram Wivesâ Seek A Fresh Start
Witches. Children of terrorists. These words hurt more than the pebbles their neighbours threw at them, sometimes making them regret…
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The Price Of Being Fulani In Northwestern Nigeria
On a sweltering Wednesday morning in April, a death sentence was served on five young Fulani men. It was summarily…
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Mali Denies Knowledge Of Human Rights Violations By Its Military
The government of the Republic of Mali says it is ânot awareâ of alleged human rights violations committed by its…
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The Nigerian Writer Working Against The Lifelong Effects Of Child Abuse
It was many years before David* heard the term âemotional abuseâ, and realised he had been a victim of it…
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Relatives Agonise Over Delayed Justice For Policeman Killed On Duty
Abiona Hezekiah, 53, an assistant superintendent of police, was on official duty when he was stabbed to death at Satellite…
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Amnesty International Accuses Cameroon Military Of Rape During Operations
Amnesty International (AI) has accused cameroonian soldiers of rampant atrocities including rape of at least 15 women at the peak…
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The Monetisation Of Justice By Nigeria’s Enforcement Officers
Tunji Olayiwola was sleeping in his self-contained apartment in the Badore area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, when police officers broke…
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