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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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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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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