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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to the protection of human rights, peace and unity in Nigeria and Africa. Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammad Dingyadi, disclosed this in a statement by Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, the Head of Press and Public Relations in the ministry on Saturday in Abuja. The minister made his known
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By Usman Bukar Bwala THE Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 is in line with the criminal justice in Nigeria and S.162 of the Act has spelt out conditions for granting bail in serious criminal cases in Salami Ibrahim vs FRN supra as “A defendant charged with an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term
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Top human rights activists and senior lawyers have called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to renew its interest in taking up cases that deepen people’s access to justice and protection of their socioeconomic economic rights as spelt out in the Nigerian constitution and other statutes. The lawyers spoke at a webinar conference organised by
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THE Nigeria Army, Police and State Security Service continued to torture and ill-treat detainees throughout the year 2019.
Read MoreAvocats Sans Frontières France (Lawyers Without Borders France), ASF France, has called on security agencies to exercise decorum and respect human rights in the discharge of their duty in maintaining law and order while enforcing the lockdown.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says gender inequality is the “overwhelming injustice of our age and the biggest human rights challenge we face”. Guterres made the assertion at an event organised by the UN in New York on Friday to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2020. He noted that gender equality is a question of power,
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An ex-Google exec on Thursday accused the search giant of abandoning its “Don’t be evil” credo as it chased profits. Ross LaJeunesse, an 11-year Google veteran who left his post as head of international relations in April, claimed in a Thursday interview that the company had pushed him out after a lengthy clash over human
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By Sola Ogundipe Nigerians have been urged to rise up in defense of their human rights in the interest of peace and justice. The Founder, Women Empowerment and Legal Aid, WELA, Mrs. FunmiFalana, who made the call in Lagos, admonished Nigerians to stand up for human rights for everyone, everywhere and at all times. “We
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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured residents of the state that his administration will not relent in delivering dividends of democracy to its citizenry by fast-tracking the process of justice delivery and ensuring protection of human rights. The governor said this in commemoration of Human Rights Day, marked every December 10, by
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The Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba has urged state and local governments to be fully involved in the promotion of human rights.
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