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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UN To Document Human Rights Violations During Joint Military Operations In Congo
The United Nations has announced that it would document all violations of human rights during the joint operations by the…
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#SecureNorth: Amnesty International Condemns Police Crackdown on Protesters
Amnesty International Nigeria has said that it received the news of arrests and crackdown on protesters against prevalence of insecurity…
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#SecureNorth: Protests Continue Across Northern Nigeria
Activists across northern Nigeria have continued with their protest against the prevalence of insecurity in the region on Tuesday, Dec.…
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Poor Treatment Of Young Africans Living With HIV Threatens Global Eradication Plans
E.L. found out she was HIV positive eight years ago. When her husband cautioned her against telling others, she thought…
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‘Intimidation Won’t Scare Us Away’: Northern Protesters Vow to Continue
A group of activists who organised a peaceful protest against the ongoing cases of violent insecurity in northern Nigeria have…
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Insecurity: Protesters In Northern Nigeria Call For National Summit On Security
The Nigerian government has been told to take decisive action against terrorists who are killing innocent citizens in the northern…
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Man Bags 6-Month Jail Term In Southwest Nigeria For Stealing Foodstuff Worth N4,560
For stealing foodstuff and other items estimated to worth N4,560, a Magistrate Court in Osun State, Southwest Nigeria, has sentenced…
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Delayed Justice: Factors Causing High Number Of Awaiting Trial Inmates In Nigeria
Robert Kpanou is a Beninese living and working in Nigeria as a tiler. He was arrested on proxy while returning…
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Survival Of The Broken: Agonies Of Nigerian Prisoners Released During COVID Lockdown
Oladimeji Alabi, 67, battles for survival after spending over 30 years in prison. Before his arrest in March 1992, he…
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Chad: Wakit Tama Shifts Protest To Dec. 11
A protest march by the Chadian citizen coalition, Wakit Tama, scheduled to take place in N’Djamena, the capital of the…
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