Tag: Amnesty International

The report cites instances when many elderly people starved or were slaughtered in their homes or left to languish and ...

Amnesty uncovered 170 prisoners of conscience in the South East Asian nation, with 40 per cent of them behind bars ...

A report by Amnesty International, a global rights organisation, also indicted Mr Nwafor, who headed a SARS unit in Anambra.

The CAN President also appealed to the youth to give the government a chance to address their concerns.

A former lawmaker left for Kenya after being briefly detained following his loss in controversial  October elections.

Tens of thousands of officers of the Nigerian police receive some of the poorest pay even in the West African ...

"The deliberate shooting of unarmed protestors in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria last week was an outrage."

Casualties include protesters, security officials and thugs who were allegedly hired by the authorities to confront the protesters.

"...all police officers who participated in the abuse or actions that might have led to injury or the death of ...

As has been the norm, the protesters were largely peaceful but blocked the roads leading to the roundabout.

The group attributed the fatalities to the wave of violence and use of lethal force by the Nigerian police.

The NGO said it has been taking note of the unlawful use of force to disperse protesters

The NGO said it has been taking note of the unlawful use of force to disperse protesters

Defence and security forces are responsible for the unlawful killings.

"Journalists seek accountability on behalf of the people and should not be threatened or abused for asking questions. These patterns ...

The group called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to weigh in and salvage the situation before violence mars the entire ...

Mr Sharif, a resident of Sharifai in Kano metropolis, was accused of committing blasphemy against the prophet of Islam in ...

“It is especially disturbing to see that some governments are punishing workers who voice their concerns about working conditions that ...

Workers interviewed said they had paid fees ranging from $900 dollars to $2,000 to recruitment agents in their own countries ...

Nearly 200 people including IDPs unlawfully killed or forcibly disappeared between February and March 2020.

The event is marked every May 30 mostly by pro-Biafra sympathisers and many Igbos in remembrance of the brutal civil ...

The continued detention of the journalist by the SSS after he was granted bail by the court had attracted outrage.

Nigerian military subjects children to torture in prolonged, unlawful detention, the report states.

The SSS has commented on its arrest of the journalist.

Many Nigerians had criticised a move by the House of Representatives to repeal the Quarantine Act and replace it with ...