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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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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Blameless But On Death Row – HumAngle Milestone
Blameless But On Death Row, our cover for this edition, examines the inhumane, cruel and despotic justice system in Nigeria.…
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Lagos Govt Rejects Panel’s Report Indicting Army Of Lekki Tollgate Massacre
Lagos State Government has rejected the conclusion of a judicial panel’s report that implicated the Nigerian army and police of…
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Surviving Death Row: Anguish Of Nigerians Jailed For Decades After Wrongful Convictions
Adeyinka Adedeji lived the first 35 years of his life in peace until Feb. 24, 1994, when he was knocked…
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Detained Central African Republic Minister Regains Freedom
The Central African Republic former Minister of Animal Breeding and Animal Health, Ali Hassan Bouba, who was arrested and detained…
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#EndSARS: Despite Evidence, Nigerian Govt Says No Massacre, Faults Panel’s Report
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, has dismissed the leaked report of a judicial panel that investigated the…
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