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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President Buhari Breaks Silence, To Address The Nation At 7 p.m
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu is expected to give a national address on Thursday, 48 hours after the violent suppression of peaceful…
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Protesters In Anambra Hold Candlelight Processions For Victims Of Police Brutality
#EndSARS protesters in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, on Wednesday held candlelight processions in three major cities of Awka, Onitsha and…
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#EndSARS: Governor Sets Up Peace Committee As Police Arrest 25 Suspected Thugs
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Wednesday inaugurated a 17-member peace committee to investigate events during the protests whereby…
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At Least 12 Killed In Violent Crackdown On #Endsars protesters in Lagos – Amnesty
At least 12 people were killed and hundreds injured in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos when security forces violently and deadly…
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#EndSARS: Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi Calls FG to Respect Human Rights, Urges Protesters to Change Tactics
The influential Islamic cleric in Northern Nigeria, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to…
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Timeline: How Nigerian Govt Killed Peaceful Protesters At Lekki Toll Gate
In the hours between 7 p.m. and Wednesday morning, protesters at the Lekki Toll-Gate Plaza in Lagos calling for reforms…
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SARS: Prosecution, Compensation… How NHRC Panel Decided So Far In 12 States
The investigative panel set up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has…
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State-sanctioned Brutality, Terror Against Peaceful Protesters in Lagos
On October 20, soldiers in combat gear and armed with assault rifles invaded the Lekki tollgate where thousands of protesters…
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Protesters Seek Sanctions Against Government Officials
Over 100,000 persons have signed an online petition calling on the United Kingdom Government and Parliament to impose sanctions against…
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Lekki Massacre: ‘Forces Beyond Our Control’ To Blame, Says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has blamed forces beyond his control for the extrajudicial killing of peaceful protesters at the…
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