Tag: Human rights

Aids were suspended due to human rights abuses by former President Yahya Jammeh.

“If we allow this (demolition), they will go and congregate somewhere and the health hazard will not be easy to ...

“Let me reiterate that Nigeria retains the sovereign capacity to investigate and punish the alleged crimes."

Mr. Falana says a similar incident in 2014 resulted in a detachment of the Nigerian Army killing three of Mr. ...

The army says the office will receive and treat complaints against its operations.

Parents and guardians were urged to let their children, while they are still in their formative years, to be vocal ...

Amnesty and the Nigerian military had been at loggerheads over human rights issues.

The photograph was made public just as the military is battling to extricate itself from allegations of gross human rights ...

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, had said on assumption of office on April 22 that he would preside ...

The police officers were allegedly detained for refusing to impersonate army officers.

"... the army authorities have neither allowed the convicts any access to their family members and lawyers ."

Our first guest for the tweet-chat would be Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim.

Human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, missed out. Seventeen Nigerian lawyers have been awarded the prestigious Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, ...

Confab deferred voting on Nigeria’s membership of OIC, WCC The National Conference on Tuesday supported voting rights for Nigerians living ...

The commission also worries that the deteriorating security situation in the North-East has led to "serious and massive" violations of ...

Justice Abubakar Talba fixed the date after hearing a motion number CV/1520/2014 filed by Mr. Melaye's lawyer, Reuben Egwuaba. An ...

“The abduction of innocent young girls violates their human rights, is a crime against humanity and is prohibited under international ...

The Lagos state Command of the Nigeria Police Force says Saturday it has arrested one of its officers caught on ...

The Executive Secretary of NHRC says the commission is willing to extend its mandate to include maternal and child health ...

Commission orders investigation into CP's claim The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, on Wednesday said it received a petition from ...

The American President also proclaimed the Human Rights Week. Proclamation on Human Rights Day, Human Rights Week THE WHITE HOUSE ...

The commission promised to return to Lagos. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday commenced on the spot assessment ...

Nigeria needs to be more decisive in ending gas flaring. A coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Africa under ...

Mr. Musharraf had earlier been granted bail on Wednesday and cleared to leave the country   Pakistan rearrested former President ...

The most unusual contribution (thus far) to the current conversation over the forced internal relocation of mendicants in the country ...