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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Story Of Ahmad, The 30-Year-Old Man Locked Up By Parents For 7 Years
Ahmad Aliyu, the 30-year-old man locked up by his parents for seven years for alleged drug abuse, was a football…
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HRW Condemns Killing Of Cameroonian Woman By ‘Separatists’
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international non-governmental organisation has condemned the murder of Confort Tumassang by suspected Cameroonian separatist fights.…
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Police Rescue 32-Year-Old Man Locked Up In A Room By Parents For 7 Years
The police in Kano on Monday night rescued a 32-year-old man, Ahmad Aliyu who was locked up by his father…
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44 Chadians Died In Poor Detention Conditions – Report
Forty-four detainees who were found dead in a gendarmerie detention centre in the Chadian capital N’Djamena on Thursday, April 15,…
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Boy Forced To Live With Animals In A Stall Rescued
In the early hours of Sunday, August 9, 2020, a delegation from the Kebbi State Government took over the care…
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Trafficked Nigerian Women Remain Stranded in Saudi Arabia in Dire Conditions – JIFORM
An additional 138 women have been trafficked to Saudi Arabia and are in critical health conditions, according to Journalists International…
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Police Arrest 2 Nurses Over Alleged Theft, Sale Of Newborn Baby
The police in Katsina State have arrested two female nurses over the alleged theft and sale of a newborn baby…
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Twitter User Arrested, Spends 2 Months In Detention For Mimicking Goodluck Jonathan
Babatunde Olushola, a prominent content creator on Twitter who goes by the username Jayythedope, was arrested by law enforcement agents…
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NGOs Demand Release Of Emperor Ogbonna, Lawyer In ‘Unlawful DSS Detention’ Since April
A coalition of non-governmental organisations has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to release Emperor Ogbonna, an Abia-based…
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Uber, Bolt Drivers Operate Under Daily Fear Of Assault In Abuja
One moment, you are checking your car engine and getting ready for the day’s work. You may get a good…
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