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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NAPTIP Rescues 16,000 Victims, Seeks Collaboration With Traditional Institutions To Curb Human Trafficking
Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has called for collaboration…
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Police Smash Child Trafficking Syndicate, Rescue 12 Children In Anambra
The police in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, on Monday smashed a child trafficking syndicate based in Obosi in Idemili North…
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Remembering Dadiyata, Cameroon’s 130 On The International Day Of The Disappeared
“Is the person still alive?” This is the question that nags the minds of families of persons who have disappeared,…
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Blasphemy: I Have No Problem With Death Penalty Says Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said he will uphold the death sentence passed on 22-year-old Aminu Yahya Sharif…
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Nigerians Killing Compatriots In Northern Cyprus, Returnees Testify
Following an outcry of a Nigerian student, Ibrahim Khaleel Bello, in Northern Cyprus who died in 2019, the Chairman of…
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Kano Residents Express Worry Over Child Trafficking, Blame Poor Parenting
Residents of Kano have expressed concern about the rate of child trafficking in the state following the arrest of three…
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Another Starved, Tortured Boy Rescued From Step Mother In Maiduguri, Borno State
The wave of revelations and rescue operations by officials on victims in the hands of family members in parts of…
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Police Rescue Man In Solitary Confinement In Sokoto
The police in Sokoto State have rescued a 45-year-old man, Salisu Muhammad, who was allegedly locked up for 15 years…
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Police Rescue Another Man Locked Up For 30 Years in Kano
Police in Kano State, Northwest Nigeria, have rescued a 55-year-old man locked up for 30 years in Rogo Local Government…
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Parents Need Awareness On Mental Health To Avoid Child Abuse – Psychologist
Within one week, reports of parents abusing their children by locking them up to cure them of ailments made headlines…
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