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Lockdown: Some states using mobile courts to extort citizens, says Amnesty

    Lockdown: Some states using mobile courts to extort citizens, says Amnesty

Amnesty International says mobile courts are being used to extort alleged defaulters of lockdown violations in parts of the country such as Kaduna and Kano states. Speaking during a webinar

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Amnesty: Nigerian health officials working under extremely difficult conditions

    Amnesty: Nigerian health officials working under extremely difficult conditions

Amnesty International says health workers in Nigeria are working under “extremely difficult” conditions. In a statement commemorating the international workers’ day, Osai Ojigho, director, Amnesty International Nigeria, said health workers

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COVID-19: Amnesty asks FG to consider releasing old, sick prisoners

    COVID-19: Amnesty asks FG to consider releasing old, sick prisoners

Amnesty International (AI) has asked the federal government to consider releasing prisoners at risk of the coronavirus, including sick and old inmates. Osai Ojigho, AI country director in Nigeria, also

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Amnesty: No justice yet for 640 Boko Haram detainees ‘killed by soldiers’

    Amnesty: No justice yet for 640 Boko Haram detainees ‘killed by soldiers’

Amnesty International says the federal government has failed families of the 640 recaptured Boko Haram detainees of Giwa Barracks reportedly killed by soldiers in 2014. On March 14, 2014, Boko

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CSOs to senate: Drop ‘obnoxious bill’ on social media

  CSOs to senate: Drop ‘obnoxious bill’ on social media

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSO) has asked the senate to drop the controversial social media bill and to

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CSOs: ‘Hate speech bill’ not justifiable in a democratic setting

  CSOs: ‘Hate speech bill’ not justifiable in a democratic setting

A coalition of civil society organisations has asked the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to advise the government against some

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Amnesty: Soldiers razed Yobe, Borno villages — and claimed it was a rescue operation

  Amnesty: Soldiers razed Yobe, Borno villages — and claimed it was a rescue operation

Soldiers of the Nigerian army burnt down three villages in Borno and Yobe states as a war tactic while battling

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‘It’s time to leave Nigeria’ — protesters storm Amnesty office

  ‘It’s time to leave Nigeria’ — protesters storm Amnesty office

Some protesters have besieged the Abuja office of Amnesty International, asking the rights watchdog to leave Nigeria. The protesters arrived

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‘Cross River becoming a den of repression’ — Amnesty hits Ayade over Jalingo

  ‘Cross River becoming a den of repression’ — Amnesty hits Ayade over Jalingo

Amnesty International says the trial of Agba Jalingo falls short of international standards. Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch, is standing trial

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Amnesty: Failure to punish violent gangs turning Rivers to killing field

  Amnesty: Failure to punish violent gangs turning Rivers to killing field

Amnesty International says the “failure” of the Rivers state government to protect residents from violent gangs has led to the

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