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Nigeria: #TalkYourTruth – a campaign to secure the Right to Freedom of Expression
Amnesty International Nigeria today launches #TalkYourTruth- a campaign to protect freedom of expression in Nigeria, as critics, journalists and individuals who express dissenting views face intimidation, threats and sometimes arrest by security forces.
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Nigeria: Authorities not doing enough to protect lives
Alarming escalation of attacks, abductions for ransom and frequent killings across Nigeria have left people feeling more unsafe, showing utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to protect lives and properties, said Amnesty International today marking the 60th anniversary of the organization.
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Nigeria: Denials and cover up mark 100 days since Lekki shooting
Nigerian authorities have failed to bring to justice those suspected to be responsible for the brutal crackdown by security forces on peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate and Alausa in Lagos in October 2020 and have brazenly attempted to cover up the violence.
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Nigeria: Older people often an invisible casualty in conflict with Boko Haram
Recent Boko Haram massacre in Borno State exemplifies years of repression and abuse of older people by the armed group Older people are frequently killed in military raids and die disproportionately in unlawful military detention Humanitarian response treats older people as ‘an afterthought’ Older people have suffered in unique ways from the conflict that has…
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Nigeria: Authorities must stop attempts to cover up Lekki Toll Gate massacre – new investigative timeline
The Nigerian authorities’ must end their attempts to cover up the Lekki Toll Gate massacre, Amnesty International said, as it released a new timeline investigating the atrocity one week later. The timeline – available here – collates photographs and video footage to confirm that Nigerian Army vehicles left Bonny Camp, a military base approximately a seven-minute drive…
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Nigeria: Authorities must initiate genuine reform of the police
Nigerian security forces must immediately end the intimidation, harassment and attacks on peaceful protesters, Amnesty International Nigeria said today, after at least 10 people were killed and hundreds injured during ongoing nationwide protests demanding an end to police brutality and corruption.
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NIGERIA: Authorities repeatedly failing to tackle impunity enjoyed by notorious SARS police unit
The Nigerian authorities have failed to tackle the impunity enjoyed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), whose brutality and corruption is becoming increasingly brazen, despite repeated pledges to reform the police squad and investigate violations committed by its officers, Amnesty International said today. Last weekend, the Nigerian police announced yet another ban on routine patrols by SARS and other tactical squads of…
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Nigeria: Failure to release report of Presidential Panel a setback for rule of law
The failure of Nigerian authorities to release the report of the Presidential Panel that purportedly investigated compliance of armed forces with human rights obligations and rules of engagement, three years after the report was submitted to the President is a gross display of contempt for victims.
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Nigeria: Authorities must uphold human rights before, during and after Edo State gubernatorial election.
Nigeria: Authorities must uphold human rights before, during and after Edo State gubernatorial election.
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OPED: SARS:a unit of protectors or predators?
That the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria police continues to use torture and other unlawful tactics in the discharge of their law enforcement duties is not exactly a newsworthy item; we have always known this.
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Nigeria: Horrific reign of impunity by SARS makes mockery of anti-torture law
The Nigerian authorities have failed to prosecute a single officer from the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), despite anti-torture legislation passed in 2017 and evidence that its members continue to use torture and other ill-treatment to execute, punish and extract information from suspects.