Tag: Amnesty International

Mr Olorunyomi decried shrinking civic space “in a country where democracy was hard-fought”.

"These brazen acts of razing entire villages, deliberately destroying civilian homes and forcibly displacing their inhabitants with no imperative military ...

There is reported heavy military presence in Afara Ukwu, a community in Abia State as soldiers patrol the area.

Amnesty International condemns the attack that killed over 30 travellers.

The human right group said Mr Jalingo’s detention, besides being a stain on Nigeria’s image, “shows just how far (Nigerian) ...

Amnesty International described the forced eviction as "a violation of human rights."

The discussion dominated the celebration of the ECOWAS Human Rights Day in Abuja on Thursday.

The organisation says there has been no investigation or justice for victims.

The current judge denied the journalist bail and was caught on tape making controversial remarks on the matter.

“An ICC investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the conflict in northeast Nigeria is now inevitable," ...

The journalists were shortlisted from 194 entries received.

The NGO bill, sections of the Cyber Crimes Act and the contentious social media bill symbolise the urgency of the ...

Mr Falana said this during a workshop for legal support to journalists who are oppressed.

Mary Ekere narrates how she was thrown into prison even before she was arraigned in court.

At least 119 Nigerians were on death row as of February 2019, ahead of any other country's nationals.

The number is the highest since 2015.

''Businesses belonging to Nigerians and other foreign nationals have been targeted in the two cities, with stock and possessions worth ...

Amnesty International called for a probe into the death of the Shiites.

Government accuses the group of promotion of tweets that call for the overthrow of the Nigerian constitution.

The protesters accuse the prominent rights organisation of working against the interested of government.

The detainees are protesting against being denied family visits and dire conditions.

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria was recently classified as a terrorist group by the Buhari administration.

The victims were arrested on June 1.

"Our research also shows that despite an existing law against the use of torture, no police officer has been charged ...

AI says those responsible must face justice for all the atrocities they have committed and urges Nigerian authorities to do ...