Blessed are the human rights defenders, By Owei Lakemfa
MY mind raced back 34 years as I stood on Saturday in the assembly of human rights defenders who had gathered in Ilorin. Back in 1989, some of us had the choice either to surrender or confront the rampaging Generals who had seized both power and the national treasury and were ruling Nigerians as they […]
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Falana, Odinkalu, Ozekhome, DSS to clash at Human Rights Summit
Leading human rights activists are set for a face-off with the top brass of Directorate of State Security (DSS) and Nigerian Police at the 2019 “Human Rights Summit” in Lagos. The summit which is regarded by human rights watchers as the largest gathering of such activists is usually an open event with no cost to […]
Buhari urges army to respect human rights, humanitarian laws in their operations
By Ben Agande President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the military to respect human rights and international humanitarian laws in the conduct of their operations. He spoke in Kaduna during the Chief of Army Staff conference as well as the commissioning of the ultra-modern Army Reference Hospital. While commending the chief of Army staff for modernizing […]
Nigeria’s govt to strengthen protection of older persons’ human rights
The Nigeria’s Federal Government will continue to strengthen the protection of human rights of older persons in Nigeria, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said. Ehanire made the statement at the African Regional High-Level Conference on “Human Rights Situation of Older Persons” at ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja on Monday. He said that the […]
Australia says it will hold China accountable on human rights
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Canberra would hold China to account on issues such as human rights, insisting that staying quiet on sensitive issues is not in Australia’s national interests. Relations between Canberra and its most important trading partner have deteriorated in recent years amid accusations that China is meddling in Australian domestic affairs. […]
Venezuela: China chides U.S. for politicising human rights issue
China on Friday chided the U.S. for politicizing human rights issues and interfering in other countries’ internal affairs under the guise of human rights, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Its spokesman, Geng Shuang, made the call in response to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s accusations against Venezuela’s winning a seat on the UN Human […]
