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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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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African Countries’ Ringing Support For Palestine Stems From History Of Violence
In a few weeks, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) may give its initial verdict on the South African application…
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Nigerian Journalists Dodged Attacks, Mourned Lost Colleagues As They Chased Stories In 2023
Three days after he was declared missing by his family, the corpse of Hamisu Danjibga, a long-serving broadcast journalist at…
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Nairobi’s Sex Trafficking Gangs And The Girls On The Receiving End
It’s Friday noon, and Ebla Ali wades through a muddy lane in Eastleigh, a predominantly Somali community in the suburbs…
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Int’l Human Rights Day: A Look At The State Of Human Rights In Nigeria
On Dec. 10, 1948, representatives of different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world came together to…
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Failure To Address Human Rights Abuses Emboldening Impunity In Nigeria — Amnesty International
Amnesty International, a group advocating for justice, freedom and equality, has tasked the Nigerian government to address past and current…
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