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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#EndSARS: Five Youth Reps Pull Out Of Southeast Panel
Five youth representatives in the Anambra Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police brutality have announced their resignation from the panel…
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#OccupyLekkitollgate:Â Police Release Macaroni, Other Protesters On Bail
Activists arrested at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, for rallying against the reopening of the tollgate on…
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#OccupyLekkiTollgate: Police Fill Black Maria With Protesters
Officers of the Nigeria Police have continued to clampdown on protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, as…
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#OcuppyLekkiTollgate: Armed Police Beat, Arrest Protesters
Armed police officers, stationed to guide against the #OccupyLekkitollgate protest slated to hold Saturday, Feb. 13 against the reopening of…
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‌#DefendLagos Protesters Withdraw From Lekki Tollgate Protest
Organisers of #DefendLagos, a protest that supports Lekki tollgate reopening, have suspended their planned rally on Saturday, following heightened security…
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Task Force Uncovers Baby Factory In Southsouth Nigeria
At least 35 persons including 11 children and 24 pregnant women have been rescued from an illegal maternity home in…
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#OccupyLekkitollgate: Tension In Lagos Ahead Of Saturday Protest
Apprehension has enveloped Lagos island, Southwest Nigeria, following heightened security measures deployed at Lekki tollgate ahead of the planned #OccupyLekki…
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#EndSARS: Nigeria Halts Protest Against Tollgate Reopening
On Thursday, the Nigerian Government announced it would not allow any protest that may result in violence ahead of planned…
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Orphanages Facilitating Child Trafficking In Anambra State
The illicit business of child trafficking thrives in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, with many children displaced from their biological parents…
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#EndSARS: Court Orders Central Bank To Unfreeze Accounts
The Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital Wednesday, ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unfreeze the accounts…
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