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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Litigants Lament Pending Judgments, Detention As Judiciary Shuts Down In Ogun state
Tade, Hassan, and Chidiebube (not real names) have been languishing in detention since Oct., 2020 for participating in the #ENDSARS…
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‘Boko Haram Abducted My Son, Yet Soldiers Detain My Husband As Terror Suspect’
Maryam Muhammed, a 31-year-old mother of six, says the Boko Haram conflict has robbed her of the things she values…
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#EndSARS: Bullets Shot At Lekki Toll Gate From Nigerian Army – Forensics
A forensics company, Sentinel Forensic Limited has confirmed that bullets fired from firearms during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos, Southwest…
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#EndSARS: Bullets Shot At Lekki Toll Gate From Nigerian Army – Forensics
A forensics company, Sentinel Forensic Limited has confirmed that bullets fired from firearms during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos, Southwest…
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Sorrow, Tears & Blood: Families Of Policemen Killed In Southeast Nigeria Suffer Amid Neglect
As most families in Nigeria were planning for Christmas, in December 2020, Inspector Daniel Ise of the Nigeria Police had…
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In Sokoto, Girls Struggle To Complete Secondary Education As Govt Drags Law On Child Rights
Mardiyah Bello* had big dreams until she was sexually abused by her class teacher one Saturday evening in 2019. Before…
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DSS Detaining Suspected IPOB Member For Months Without Access To Family Members
When Mr Emeka Ngornadi woke up on the morning of Saturday, April 10, 2021 and set out from Lagos State…
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Kubiat Isaac: Autopsy Confirms University Of Uyo Graduate Died From Torture
Inibehe Effiong, human rights advocate and family lawyer of Kubiat Isaac, a graduate of University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State,…
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#EndSARS: Impact Of Judicial Panels In Facilitating Justice For Victims Of Police Brutalities
Nearly a year after different state governments in Nigeria instituted judicial panels of inquiry into allegations of brutality and extra-judicial…
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Nigerian Government’s Culture Of Impunity Towards Court Orders
When Miss Bukola Thompson was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2009, she was full of hope and vigour to…
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