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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Rise In Crackdown On Nigerian Journalists Recorded In 2020
A steep rise was recorded in attacks against journalists and prosecution of the press in Nigeria between January and October…
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A Nation Mourns: Young Nigerians Grapple With Collective Trauma In Wake Of Unrest
On the night of Tuesday, October 20, Jerry O* witnessed scenes that seemed straight out of a movie. Men of…
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How #EndSARS Inspired, Bolstered Similar Campaigns Across Africa
Physical demonstrations against police brutality in Nigeria that went on for about two weeks in October appear to have encouraged…
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Misinformation Shouldn’t Undermine Integrity of #EndSARS Campaign – Experts
#EndSARS hashtag amassed millions of tweets and trended worldwide for over three days on Twitter. Celebrities, influencers, and politicians have…
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Knifar: Family Stricken Over Detainee-TB Patient Abandoned In Borno Hospitals
Ina, an internally displaced woman in Borno State, visited the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), in May 2019, with…
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#EndSARS: March To Secure Future Not Over – Nigerian Youths
The #EndSARS protest which commenced nearly one month ago has gained attention from people both young and old, at home…
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PREMIUM TIMES INVESTIGATION: Bullets, Blood & Death: Untold Story of what happened at Lekki Toll Gate
At about 6:45 p.m. on October 20, men in military uniform arrived at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos in…
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Mobs Overrun Streets, After Mass Lynching Of Police Officers In Nigeria
The two-week epic youth-led protests against police brutality that recently raged across Nigeria have morphed into cruel acts of aggression…
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‘Soldiers Fired Blank Bullets At Lekki Protesters’ – Ex-Army Spokesman
Soldiers fired blank bullets at the Lekki protest ground, and not live ammunition as widely claimed, Sani Usman, a former…
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#EndSARS: Release Lekki CCTV Footage – Experts Say
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Lekki Toll Plaza incident…
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