Tag: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

The enforcement of petty offences laws targets the poor who on many occasions “have no resources to hire lawyers or ...

Nigerian cities have repeatedly been plunged into darkness as the electricity grid has reportedly collapsed at least three times in ...

"Laws on petty offences seem to mainly target the socio-economic lives and activities of the poor and marginalised population in ...

Falana said the singer was not granted his right to proper legal representation.

“The harassment is emblematic of a broader pattern of official threats to and harassment of Nigerian civil society."

“Access to justice ... is essential for the protection and promotion of all other human rights.”