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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Nigerian Journalists Demand Release Of Daniel Ojukwu, Colleague Detained By Police
A group of Nigerian journalists participating in the same media fellowship as Daniel Ojukwu have called for his release. Ojukwu,…
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Apology Not Enough: Airstrike Victims Demand Compensation From Nigerian Air Force
Listen to this article0:000:00 On the night of Jan. 24, 2023, a military fighter jet bombarded the Rukubi community in…
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Four Days After, Nigerian Police Yet To Release FIJ Reporter Daniel Ojukwu
Daniel Ojukwu, an investigative journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), is yet to be released from detention four…
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Attacks On Press Freedom Still Common Under Nigeria’s New President
Speaking during a meeting with members of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) in December 2023, President Bola Tinubu…
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What Does War Do To A Boy?
It is 2014, and he is on a bus with his mother and other families, travelling to Gombe for a…
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The Fight Against Boko Haram Leaves A Trail Of Ruin And Ashes
Zara Goni remembers. It was a Wednesday in June 2014, around 8 a.m. Her people had scuttled indoors when they…
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Slain Soldiers: ‘As Army Intensifies Manhunt, Troops Must Respect Human Rights’
Following the brutal killings of personnel of the Nigerian Army on a peace mission to two warring communities in Delta…
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Hazards, Maltreatment, And Human Rights Violations At Dangote Refinery
Weeks after Rasheed Adewoyin* submitted his CV at the Dangote refinery’s security post, he was offered a job as a…
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Corps Members In Bauchi State Are Lacking Access To Medical Care
On Nov. 24, 2023, Mustapha Kyari was deployed to serve in Bauchi, North-East Nigeria, under the mandatory National Youths Service…
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When Witchcraft Accusations Are Loud Enough, People Get Burned To Death
Though Justin Kyadoo looks nothing like it now, he had been a soldier once. During that time, he had gone…
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