Invitation to Masussuka a sectarian gang-up to punish him, Amnesty International says
Amnesty International has expressed deep concern over what it called the "sectarian and unlawful attempts" to clampdown on the Katsina-based ...
Tag: human rights
IHRAM unveils longlist of 58 entries for African Human Rights Poetry Competition
The African Secretariat of the International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM) has unveiled the longlist for its African Human ...
The Voices of the Voiceless Must Not Be Silenced
This is the second or perhaps third time I’m writing about these individuals—an indication of how significant their roles have ...
ECOWAS Court rules Kano blasphemy laws violate international human rights standards
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ruled today that the blasphemy provisions ...
Tinubu congratulates Stella Anukam on re-election to African Court on Human Rights
President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Justice Stella Anukam on her re-election as Judge of the African Court ...
Iran hangs former defense ministry official over spy claim
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Saturday it had executed a dual Iranian-British national who once held a ...
Rape cases under-reported in Nigeria – Hanan Buhari
Mrs Hanan Buhari, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, has decried what she described as low reportage of rape, sexual and ...
Extradition mess: Appeal Court frees IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu
The Court of Appeal today in Abuja discharged and acquitted the leader of the proscribed militant group, Indigenous People of ...
Terrorism reporting: SERAP sues Buhari, wants ‘unlawful fines’ on Daily Trust, others overturned
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have filed a lawsuit against ...
China agrees to more EU cooperation but silent on frozen pact
China agreed to coordinate economic policies with the European Union, liberalise trade and investment, and further open up its financial ...