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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Wagner Soldiers’ Attack on Cameroonian Truck Driver Sparks Outrage
Truck drivers plying the highway linking Cameroon to the Central African Republic have threatened to go on strike after Russian…
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The Struggles of Borno’s Loggers Amid Deforestation and Official Extortion
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… He stood in the doorway, dressed in a grey, faded kaftan worn…
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How Nigeria Police Force ‘Betrayed’ Its Own Officers Despite Senate Intervention
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Before donning the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) uniform, Amos Olaniyan, in the…
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Inside the World of Self-help Militias Shaping Northern Nigeria’s Security Landscape
For over 15 years, the Nigerian government has engaged in one of the most protracted conflicts in Africa, fighting against…
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After Years of Arbitrary Military Detention, Two Young Nigerians Rebuild Their Lives
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Saleh Hassan tilted his head upwards occasionally, his gaze fixed on the…
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New Sect Linked to Human Trafficking Emerges in Nigeria
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has uncovered a sect in Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria, linked to human trafficking and child separation.…
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Nigeria’s Digital Payment System Thriving Two Years After Controversial Cashless Policy
He languished at a bank after a long queue to withdraw some cash to save his expectant wife. James Auta…
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DR Congo Offers $5,000 Reward for Information on Journalist’s Murder
The Governor of Haut-Katanga province in DR Congo, Jacques Kyabula Katwe, has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to…
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Hunger Ravages Inmates in Nigeria’s Overcrowded Prisons
Ibrahim* went from earning an honest living as a factory worker, supporting his family, to clawing for scraps of garri…
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A Cry for Help: One Woman’s Journey to Break Free from Domestic Abuse
*This story contains graphic content that may be disturbing to some readers. For over a decade, Jumoke Balogun has been…
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