THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Nigeria's Bloodiest Week: How Late July Became a Recurring Season of State Violence From a bloodless coup to Boko Haram's...
Nine Years After Alleged SARS Abduction, Police Take Step Toward Compliance
The Nigeria Police Force has notified the Federal High Court in Abuja that it has transmitted its investigation report and...
US Government condemns killing of Pastor Dachomo’s relatives, other Christians in Nigeria
United State government has condemned the killing of family members of Plateau-based cleric Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo and other Christians in...
House of Representatives Grants National Human Rights Commission Autonomy, Prosecutorial Powers
The House of Representatives has adopted the report of a bill seeking to repeal the National Human Rights Commission Act,...
Amnesty International Demands Release of Engineer Held by DSS for Over Three Years
Amnesty International has called on Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately release or formally charge Engr. Tahiru Mohammed...
“He Died On Top Of Me” — Ex-DSS Chief Reveals Pharmacist’s Account of Abacha’s Death
Former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has offered a new account of the death of...
From Icon to Indicted: What Aung San Suu Kyi’s Fall Teaches Us About Human Rights Leadership
There are few figures in modern history whose story captures both the promise and the peril of human rights advocacy...
Pastor to die by hanging for killing 16-yr-old daughter in Calabar
A Calabar High Court has sentenced a 51-year-old Apostle, Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging for murdering his 16-year-old...
Global prison population hits 11.7 million as UN warns of deepening overcrowding crisis
The world's prison population is climbing once again, reaching 11.7 million people in 2023 after a brief pandemic-era dip, according...
You Called Me Dabba”: Ahmad Isa Drags Kaduna Woman to Court Over Viral Insult Video
Dr. Ahmad Isa, founder of Human Rights Radio and Television and widely known as the "Ordinary President" of the Brekete...
