•#EndBadGovernance protesters Amnesty International has criticised the bail conditions granted to the 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters facing treason charges. Yesterday, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja granted N10 million bail on each to the ten members, saying they must produce sureties who must be property owners in Abuja and must depos...
•Earlier brutalised NLC President, Joe Ajaero Amnesty International Nigeria has raised the alarm over what it describes as a concerted effort by Nigerian authorities to undermine and intimidate the Nigerian Labour Congress and its leadership. In a statement released today, the Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, cond...
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has stated that over 1000 #EndBadGovernance protesters are currently in prison custody nationwide following the recent hunger protests. The protests, which were held between August 1 and 10, turned violent in some parts of the country, with reports of looting and vandalism in several states. On...
•Protesters Following the recent protests by groups protesting against hunger and bad governance across the country, human rights organization, Amnesty International has stated that over 1000 protesters are in custody nationwide. The recent protests in the country were held between August 1 and 10, reports Saturday Vanguard. However, the demon...
•Security operatives The Country Director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi, condemned the invasion of the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Abuja last night. He disclosed this in a statement today. The raid was described as a “sinister and calculated attack” designed to intimidate the labour union, reports The PUNCH. He stated...
•Some arrested protesters Amnesty International has condemned the killing of 13 protesters allegedly by security personnel across Nigeria, describing the incident as “unjustified and unacceptable”. The Country Director, Isa Sanusi, in a statement yesterday, said, “The Nigerian authorities must investigate these incidents impartially and effect...
•Protesters Amnesty International has claimed that 13 persons were killed in the first day of the nationwide protests that hit parts of the country, calling for a probe. In a public statement today, the humanitarian group listed the states where the killings took place. It said six persons were killed in Suleja, Niger state, with […]
•Workers protest Amnesty International has cautioned President Bola Tinubu’s administration against threatening Nigerians planning to protest against the current hardship and hunger in the country. The global human rights body warned that threatening intended peaceful protesters is unlawful, adding that Nigerians have the constitutional right ...
Amnesty International yesterday hailed the ruling of the ECOWAS Court, which ordered the federal government to conduct a fresh investigation into rights violations that occurred during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests across Nigeria. The Director Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, in a statement reiterated the organisation’s commitme...
•Tinubu Amnesty International (AI) has called on the federal government to secure the safe release of over 687 people who were abducted by gunmen in Borno and Kaduna states. In Borno, suspected Boko Haram terrorists kidnapped over 400 persons including women and children from the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Gamboru Ngala, Babba...

