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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Nigerian Youths Navigate More Brutality As They Protest Against Past Police Brutality
It took a dozen lawyers and an estimated 24 hours to secure the release of Ayomide Ayonrinde on Tuesday, October…
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#EndSARS: Protest Turns Violent As Police Teargas Protesters in Jos
#EndSARS protest in Jos, Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, turned violent on Friday as police personnel teargassed some protesters, who…
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DR Congo Records 544 Cases Of Violation Of Children’s Rights In 3 Months
Five hundred and forty-four cases of the violation of the rights of children within the context of the armed conflict…
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Hired Thugs Disperse #EndInsecurityNow Protesters In Kano
Thugs have attacked and dispersed the youths protesting against the insecurity in Kano State of northwestern Nigeria on Thursday, October…
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Youth Groups In Kano Call For Police Reforms, Increased Funding
A group of youth organisations in Kano on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest for the reformation of the Special Anti-Robbery…
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Nigerian Army Reaffirms Loyalty To Buhari, As Protest Continues
The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari, as young Nigerians continue to protest across the country…
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#ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY: Police Unit’s Dissolution, Name Change Is Dishonest – Ilorin Protesters
Some residents of Ilorin in Kwara State, who are part of the #EndSARS campaign, have described the dissolution and name…
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#EndPoliceBrutality: Pains Of Ifeoma Abugu And the Nigerian Women Who Suffer Brutality
28-year-old Ifeoma Abugu had just finished the mandatory one-year National Youth Service (NYSC) when she travelled to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital,…
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#EndSWAT: Undeterred Abuja Protesters Transport Attackers, Thugs To Hospital
Protesters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, were attacked by thugs armed with horns, clubs and machetes during an otherwise peaceful…
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Nigerian Police Replace SARS With SWAT
The Nigerian Police had set up a new tactical unit to take over the responsibilities of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery…
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