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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Rape Victim Faces Uncertain Path To Justice In Nigeria’s Adamawa
In the stillness of the Boko Haram war-ravaged town of Madagali in Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria, a young girl was…
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Police Officer, Son Assaulted By Nigerian Soldier
As Muslims worldwide gathered to celebrate the Eid-Al-Adha religious festival on Jun. 16, things were taking a less peaceful turn…
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‘We’re Hungry’: Nigerians Protest Over Economic Hardship In Lagos
On Democracy Day, a day meant to celebrate 25 years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria, some Lagos residents in the…
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Lawless Sky: The Cost Of Nigeria’s Accidental Airstrikes
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Badamasi Alma stood in the middle of the rubble with tears in…
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Police Say No Need To Protest Over Illegal Detention Of Nigerian Journalist
Nigerian police authorities have told journalists not to bother to protest the illegal detention of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with…
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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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