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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Human Trafficking: 22 Nigerian Teenagers Rescued In Niger Republic
The Sokoto State command of National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued 22 victims…
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How Nigeria Further Preyed On Terror Victims
The people of Andara, a town in Northeast Nigeria, were worried sick when Boko Haram invaded in 2014 and started…
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Her Husband’s Death ‘At The Hands Of Nigerian Soldiers’ Drove Her Crazy — Literally
Saraya’s life took a turn for the worse when her partner was killed in 2014. She had been happily married…
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Nigerian Security Operatives Go After Peaceful Protesters While Criminals Are Getting Away With Crimes
In the last two years, Nigeria has witnessed a spike in security challenges. Multiple attacks by terrorist groups, inter-ethnic clashes,…
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39 Awaiting Trial Inmates Regain Freedom In North-central Nigeria
Thirty-nine inmates awaiting trial for over 10 years at Keffi Custodian Center in Nasarawa State, North-central Nigeria have been released.…
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2021 Trafficking In Persons Report: What Nigeria’s Upward Ranking Implies
With Nigeria’s elevated ranking from a tier two watch list status to a tier two status on the United States…
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UN Reports Drop In Human Rights Abuse In Central African Republic
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has reported a drop in incidents of…
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Over 300 Nigerians Held Illegally In Italy Prions – Former Commissioner
Over 300 Nigerian youths are currently detained in Italian prisons over alleged Mafia related offences, a former commissioner has said.…
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Exclusive: Over 2,500 People Still Detained At Giwa Barracks, 67 With Tuberculosis
Despite the recent release of hundreds of people, there are still over 2,500 detainees at Giwa barracks, a military detention…
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Family Of Traumatised Ex-Giwa Barracks Detainee Say Help Yet To Come From Authorities
Bana Usman has not remained the same since his five-year ordeal at Giwa Barracks, a military detention centre in Maiduguri,…
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