Tag: Human Rights Abuse
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Alleged human rights abuse: ECOWAS court dismisses SERAP’s case against FG
Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Tuesday welcomed an ECOWAS Court judgment dismissing a case filed by the trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Federal Government. Malami, in a statement by Dr Umar Gwandu, his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, said the judgment has saved Nigeria from…
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U. S. accuses Buhari led govt of corruption, human rights abuses
The United States Government has released a report accusing the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government of encouraging corruption and festering human rights abuses in the country. Recall that the president had earlier met President Donald Trump in Washington DC. The US Department of State in its “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017”…
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Alleged human rights abuse: Osinbajo sets up judicial commission to probe military operations
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Friday inaugurated a 7-man Judicial Commission to probe activities of the military on various indicting reports of gross abuse of human rights in their operations. The Commission is headed by Justice Biobele A. Georgewill, of the Court of Appeal. This was revealed by the presidency via a statement.…