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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Abducted Journalist, Others In DR Congo Not Found Yet
A journalist working with the Ruwenzori Voice Radio (RVR) who was abducted along with 20 other persons has remained missing…
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Norway Remains Focused On Human Rights, Humanitarian Efforts In Northeast – Envoy
Knut Eiliv Lein, the Ambassador of Norway to Nigeria says Norway remains committed to promoting human rights in Nigeria. Lein…
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ICC Set To Announce If It’s Investigating War Crimes In Nigeria
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision on whether it is opening investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed…
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Anambra SARS Panel Concludes 23 Of 310 Petitions
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI) set up to hear petitions on police brutality sitting in Awka, Anambra State, Southeast…
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Panel Summons 2 SPACS Personnel Over Illegal Detention Of Teenager
The Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI) sitting Awka has summoned two operatives of Special Anti- Cult Squad (SPAC) Enugu-Ukwu, Anambra…
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#EndSARS: Police Deploy Personnel In Lagos State
On Monday, the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos State deployed personnel at strategic locations in Nigeria’s economic capital in response…
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Police Claim No #EndSARS Protests Have Taken Place In Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has claimed that there was no #ENDSARS protest in the state on Monday despite video…
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Confinement: Fate Of Victims Of Abuse Unclear As Perpetrators Move Freely
In August, news of some persons incarcerated by their families in northwestern Nigeria broke and drew attention to the abuse…
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Lekki Massacre: Victims, Families Offered Bribes To Keep Quiet, Threatened, Says Petitioner
Victims of military brutality at the Lekki Tollgate Area during a peaceful demonstration by youths in October are being offered…
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Police Brutality: Please Tell Police To Release My Husband’s Corpse For Burial, Woman Tells Panel
Mrs Chidimma Edozieuno, a middle-aged woman whose husband died in the detention of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in…
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