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Rights Watch

With the increase incidences of the Nigerian Government abuse of human rights, we launch this column to track reports of abuse of power by security agencies under President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Commonwealth Urged to End Witch Hunts Across Member States

Noel Ekerette | Contributing Editor -
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Patricia Scotland, received an open letter from Leo Igwe, founder and director of the...
Impact

Watchdog Highlights Escalating Human Rights Abuses and Repression Under Tinubu Regime

Doyin Ajayi | Sub-Editor -
ABUJA, Nigeria - A recent report by the Rule of Law Accountability and Advocacy Centre, RULAAC, has raised concerns over the growing pattern of...
Elite Blogs

Leo Igwe: Ritual Killing By 16-Year-Old Indicates Moral and Educational Failures [MUST READ]

Leo Igwe | Op-Ed Contributor -
The attention of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches has been drawn to a horrifying case of ritual killing in Lagos, Nigeria. This incident involves...
Crime

Paramedic Convicted in Elijah McClain’s Death Avoids Prison with Controversial Sentence Reduction

Ima Matthew | Sub Editor -
DENVER, USA — A Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose death sparked national calls for justice, has...
Impact

West African Humanists Welcome Rejection of Bill to Unban Female Genital Mutilation in Gambia

Ekamma Jacobs | Staff Reporter -
LAGOS, Nigeria - The West African Humanist Network has applauded Gambian lawmakers for rejecting a bill that sought to decriminalise female genital mutilation in...
Government

Nigerian Court Orders Police to Pay N300 Million for Killing Shiite Members

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
KADUNA, Nigeria - In a landmark decision, the Federal High Court in Kaduna, Nigeria, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to compensate the families...
Elite Blogs

Human Rights Violation: The Plight of Professors of Nigerian Universities Jailed in Cameroon [MUST READ]

Opinions | The Trent -
It has been over six years since professors of Nigerian universities, citizens of Cameroon, were kidnapped at Nera Hotel in Abuja. They were meeting to...
Impact

Ghana’s Parliament Passes Stringent Bill with 3-Year Jail Term for Identifying as LGBTQ+

Ima Matthew | Sub Editor -
ACCRA, Ghana - Ghana's parliament has passed a controversial bill imposing severe penalties on LGBTQ+ identification and support activities. The legislation, passed on Wednesday, February...
Impact

Courage Amidst Superstition: Kogi Hero Awarded for Saving Lives from Mob Justice

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
LOKOJA, Nigeria - In a ceremony held in Lokoja, the capital of Nigeria's central state of Kogi, an individual's bravery was honoured amidst the...
#SoundOff

Witch Persecution, Sharia Court and Legal Defence in Bornu, By Leo Igwe (READ)

Leo Igwe | Op-Ed Contributor -
Early this year, the office of the National Human Rights Commission in Bornu drew the attention of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches to the...
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