The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked President Bola Tinubu to direct the Police to stop harassing and threatening Amnesty International, because they (Amnesty International) were defending Nigerians’ rights. The call is coming against the backdrop of the Police’s demand for Amnesty International to apologise o...
•Nigerian soldiers The Defence Headquarters has rejected claims by Amnesty International that 10, 000 persons died in its custody since the Boko Haram conflict began in the northeast. The international human rights organisation’s Country Director, Isa Sanusi, at a briefing in Maiduguri, accused Boko Haram and the military of many abuses, repor...
•Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa Amnesty International said yesterday that no fewer than 10,000 people have died in military custody since the Boko Haram conflict in the North-east started. The human rights organisation also accused Boko Haram and the military of many abuses, saying military personnel violated rules of engagem...
•Nigerian Police Force Human rights body Amnesty International has accused police authorities in Nigeria of using “excessive force” against demonstrators during the #EndBadGovernance protests. The protests took place between August 1-10 across the country owing to the harsh economic conditions in Nigeria, reports Channels TV. Months after the ...
Amnesty International Nigeria says it has continued to receive reports of human rights abuse including unlawful detention, extortion, torture, and sexual violence by the Nigeria Police, four years after the October 2020 #EndSARS protest. The nationwide #EndSARS protests were held between October 1 and 20, 2020 to demand an end to police brutal...
•#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...
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