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Nigeria: Failure to tackle rape crisis emboldens perpetrators and silences survivors
Endemic rape under-reported due to stigma, victim blaming Police failure to investigate sexual violence deprives survivors of justice 11,200 rape cases reported last year, including children raped to death Despite the Nigerian authorities’ declaration of a “state of emergency” on...
Nigeria: Failure to tackle rape crisis emboldens perpetrators and silences survivors
Endemic rape under-reported due to stigma, victim blaming Police failure to investigate sexual violence deprives survivors of justice 11,200 rape cases reported last year, including children raped to death Despite the Nigerian authorities’ declaration of a “state of emergency” on...
Demand justice for the death of teenage schoolgirl raped in Nigeria
Demand justice for the death of teenage schoolgirl raped in Nigeria 14-year-old Karen-Happuch Aondodoo Akpagher, a student of Premier Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, was allegedly raped in her school. She died from complications resulting from the rape a few days later on 22 June 2021. Take action now and...
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.
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.
Stop the Criminalization of Freedom of Expression
The right to freedom of expression of young Nigerians is under attack. Nigerians face the risk of arrests and detention simply for expressing critical opinions online. We must come together and say ’no’ to the criminalization of freedom of expression online. Take action now. Twitter...
Nigeria: Seven years since Chibok, the government fails to protect children
Tens of thousands of children in Nigeria are missing out on their education because of the authorities’ ongoing failure to protect schools, particularly in northern Nigeria, from attacks by insurgents and other armed groups
Nigeria: Boko Haram brutality against women and girls needs urgent response – new research
Boko Haram fighters targeted women and girls with rape and other sexual violence, amounting to war crimes, during recent raids in northeast Nigeria, new research by Amnesty International has revealed.