Tag: Amnesty International
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Amnesty International wants release of Chadian activist sentenced for Facebook post
Global movement of more than 7 million people who take injustice personally, Amnesty International, has petitioned the government of Chad to release Tadjadine Mahamat Babouri, popularly known as Mahadine. TheNewsGuru reports Mahadine, an online activist and father of seven, was in September 2016 snatched from the street in broad daylight by a group of men…
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What Presidency makes of Transparency International recent ranking of Nigeria under Buhari
Mallam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has said the recent ranking by Transparency International of Nigeria as 14th corrupt country might have a political undertone, and not necessarily be based on facts. TheNewsGuru reports global anti-corruption watchdog, TI’s Corruption Perception Perception Index (CPI) scored Nigeria 28 out 100,…
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Incriminating Amnesty International report accuses Buhari govt of unlawful killings
Torture and other ill-treatment and unlawful detention by the police and the State Security Service (SSS) continued in Nigeria, Amnesty International revealed in its 2017/2018 report that also accused the President Muhammadu Buhari government of unlawful killings and torture. TheNewsGuru reports the London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights launched its 2017/2018 edition annual report…
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Amnesty International report shines light on 15 human rights issues in Nigeria
London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights, Amnesty International, has launched its 2017/2018 edition annual report detailing state of human rights in 159 countries, including Nigeria. TheNewsGuru reports the 409-page report, which lists human rights abuses from the civil war in Syria to Police brutality in Kenya, covers all major human rights issues in Nigeria.…
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Trump’s travel ban ushered year of ‘hatred’ across globe – Amnesty
U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban in January 2017 targeting several Muslim-majority countries kicked off a vicious circle of “hatred,” Amnesty International said on Thursday. “The transparently hateful move by the U.S. government in January to ban entry to people from several Muslim-majority countries set the scene for a year in which leaders took the…
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Amnesty International warns against extradition of Cameroon separatist leaders arrested in Nigeria
Ten leaders of the independence movement in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon could be at risk of torture and an unfair trial if extradited from Nigeria, where they have been arrested and detained in secret for one week, Amnesty International said on Friday. On January 5, armed men in plain clothes stormed a hotel in…
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Slave trade: Amnesty International accuses EU of abetting migrant rights violations in Libya
Amnesty International on Tuesday accused European governments of abetting grave human rights violations in Libya through their support for authorities there that often work with people smugglers and torture refugees and migrants. Determined to cut African immigration across the Mediterranean, the governments, via the EU, have provided support to Libya, trained its coastguard and spent…
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#EndSARS: Respond to fresh allegations of police abuse, Amnesty International tells FG
The Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho on Tuesday challenged the government to respond to fresh allegations of police abuse currently trending on social media under #EndSARS. In a press release signed by the Media Manager, Isa Sanusi, Ojigho said, “The scale of the reaction to this incident shows that the concerns of the…
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#ENDSARS: Atiku, Amnesty International, others join support for scrapping of SARS
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has joined a social media campaign #ENDSARS to scrap the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over its alleged assault and brutality of young Nigerians. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the social media, especially Twitter has recently been awash with intense calls for the scrapping of the…
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223 killed in Boko Haram attacks since April – Amnesty International
A recent data compiled by Amnesty International has pegged the number of people so far killed in different attacks by deadly terrorist group, Boko Haram in North-east Nigeria since April 2017 at 223. Most of the attacks occurred in Borno with many of them suicide attacks carried out by women and girls forced into the…