Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has described as “genocidal” the recent sentencing of 54 soldiers to death by an army court martial. While strongly condemning the death sentence, Falana said the convicted soldiers, the second set to be condemned to death, had been sent on a suicide mission by army authorities ill-equipped and poorly…
Police Introduces Human Rights Manual
The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has unveiled a Human Rights Manual for police men at the Force headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja. While presenting the Human Rights Manuals for Policemen and Human Rights desk officers, prepared with the support of the CLEEN Foundation, the Swiss Embassy and other foreign missions, Abba said that…
Egypt Accused Of Human Rights Abuse
Human Rights Watch, HRW has accused the United Nations, UN and its allies of failing in its responsibility to condemn the continued abuse of human rights in a crisis prone Egypt. HRW said the UN and all allies of Egypt should use the November 5, 2014 Universal Periodic Review, UPR of Egypt’s human rights situation…
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