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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Ikeja Bomb Blast: Buried Hopes And Fresh Wounds 20 Years After
Though the rain had just fallen and a cool breeze passed under the trees, it was not enough to calm…
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Military Reprisals On Civilians Worsening Human Rights Abuse In Nigeria
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army on Sunday, June 26, killed a yet-to-be ascertained number of civilians in the Nko community…
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Soldiers Enforcing Curfew Kill Unarmed Civilians In Southeast Community Ravaged By Terrorists
Some Nigerian soldiers have again killed a yet-to-be-ascertained number of people at Ogbaru community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of…
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Nigeria’s ‘Holding Charge’ Policy Affecting Access To Justice
Sikiru Rahman, 24, was arrested by the police in January 2020 while returning from work at Badore, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.…
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Yakurr Communal Clash: Soldiers Kill, Displace Residents In Retaliatory Attack
Esther Offem, 30, has been in a state of despair since the death of her 70-year-old father, Okoi Offem. Offem…
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Apo Six: 17 Years Later
Elvis Ozor currently drives a Peugeot car. Each time he enters the car in the morning, he is reminded that…
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Journalism Under Threat As 9 West African Media Houses Suffer Attacks In 5 Months
At least nine media houses have suffered massive attacks in four West African countries, including Nigeria, in the first five…
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Nigeria Police Interference In Civil Disputes Fueling Human Rights Abuse
Nnamdi Daniels runs a fashion designing business in Abuja, North-central Nigeria. His business survives on a constant power supply from…
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Nigeria’s Secret Police Attack On Journalists Suffocating Press Freedom
On May 13, 2022, Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) officers arrested Olamilekan Bashiru, founder of a privately owned news website…
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Nigeria Has Highest Number Of Death-Row Inmates In Sub-Saharan Africa – Report
Nigeria has the highest number of death-row inmates in sub-Saharan Africa, Amnesty International says in its annual review of the…
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