Alice Edwards, the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on torture, has urged countries to review prison management practices and policies to ensure compliance with human rights. Edwards spoke on Friday
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Amnesty International says President Bola Tinubu’s administration has failed to ensure respect for human rights and the rule of law after six months in office. In a statement on Friday,
PadUp Africa, a non-profit organisation, and six other groups have asked the federal government to provide free sanitary pads to schoolgirls in the country. Speaking in Abuja at a programme
Betta Edu, minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, says President Bola Tinubu has directed that 10 percent of social safety intervention programmes be reserved for older citizens. Edu spoke
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved an action plan to promote and protect human rights in the country. The
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it will organise a town hall meeting for governorship candidates across 18 states
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says 248,960 complaints of violence against women and children have been recorded as of
The National Human Rights Rights Commission (NHRC) says the agency is working on a policy document on the protection of
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked the court to direct Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police, to assign at
Afeez Oyekan, a representative of the Nigerian Police Force in Oyo state, has asked Nigerians to be proactive in playing
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