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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Justice Elusive Months After Police Kill Motorcyclist In Southwest Nigeria
Five months after Saheed Olabomi, a 31-year-old motorcyclist was shot dead by a Police Sergeant in Osogbo, Osun State, Southwest…
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UN Confirms Ongoing Investigation Of Fatal Rape By Aid Worker – Official
The United Nations would issue a statement after investigating the involvement of a humanitarian worker who allegedly raped a female…
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#EndSARS: Bystander Survives Torture, Poisoning 15 Months After Arrest
A Nigerian, Peter John, who was arrested and detained during the #EndSARS protest has shared his ordeal in police detention. …
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Twitter Ban, Insecurity, Others Worsened Human Rights Abuses In Nigeria In 2021 – HRW
The Nigerian government’s ban on Twitter in June, after the social media company deleted a tweet by President Muhammed Buhari…
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Journalist Accused Of Incitement Rots In Kaduna Prison
The day started blurry in Kaduna metropolis, northwestern Nigeria, on Nov. 4, 2021. Luka Binniyat was home with his wife,…
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Contracted Tuberculosis In Military Detention. He’s Out Now, But Still Terribly Ill
Adam Bulama Modu, 25, walks with great difficulty. When he sits, he does so carefully too. Because of a huge,…
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Maiduguri Girl’s Death Raises Concerns About Celebratory Gunfire Accidents
A bereaved family in Maiduguri, capital of Borno in Northeast Nigeria, are still grieving, a week after their daughter was…
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Family Of French Soldier Arrested In Central African Republic Protests Detention
French army sergeant, Remy Quignolot, who was arrested in the Central African Republic on May 11, 2021, on suspicion of…
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Retired Military Personnel Accuse Authorities Of Official Neglect
Some retired soldiers under the umbrella of the Coalition of Concerned Veterans (CCV) have accused the military authorities and Nigerian…
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Human Rights Abuses In DR Congo Rise By 61% In A Month
There were 801 documented incidents of human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo during Nov. 2021, a UN…
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