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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Using Terrorism As Decoy To Freeze Accounts Unreasonable, Violates Protesters’ Rights ー Lawyer
The freezing of bank accounts belonging to 20 Nigerians who advocated for police reforms under the End SARS movement violates…
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#EndSARS: After Calls For Boycott, Access Bank Says It Was Only Following Orders
Access Bank has said it was not to blame for the suspension of access to accounts owned by eight promoters…
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#EndSARS: Families Of Four Slain Policemen Get N2m in Anambra
Families of four policemen killed in the violence that followed the peaceful #ENDSARS protest have been given compensation of N2…
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Police Brutality: I Spent 60 Days In SARS Cell, Witnessed Many Extra-Judicial Killings – Hotelier
Bonaventure Mokwe, the owner of Upper-Class Hotel, located at No. 8, New Market Road Onitsha, Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria has…
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A Time To Look At Digital Rights And Freedom Bill Again
The clamour for social media regulation in the political space has become louder of late with many fearing that the…
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UK Government Responds To #EndSARS Petition, Awaits Outcome Of Nigerian Investigations
The United Kingdom Parliament has responded to an online petition signed by over 200,000 people asking for sanctions to be…
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Police, Thugs Greatest Threats To Press Freedom In Nigeria ㅡ Report
The Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ) has identified police officers and thugs as the greatest violators of press…
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Nigerian Govt Has Used ‘Extrajudicial And Arbitrary Actions’ To Suppress Press Freedom
Many Nigerian journalists have been frequently arrested and detained by agents of the government since the return of democracy from…
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#ENDSARS: Oyo Inaugurates 11-man Judicial Panel To Investigate Police Brutality
Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria has inaugurated an 11-man Special Judicial Panel to look into cases of…
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#ENDSARS Protesters Granted Bail After Five Days In Suleja Prison
Six #EndSARS protesters arrested in front of the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Friday, November 6 have been…
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