HUMAN RIGHTS
Nigeria Faces Global Pressure to Abolish Death Penalty
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has urged Nigeria to end capital punishment during its Universal Periodic Review (UPR)...
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Alabama Gasses Prisoner With Nitrogen In First New Execution Method In Decades
Alabama on Thursday executed convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, who held his breath in vain as officials asphyxiated him with nitrogen...
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Saudi Arabia Hears Dozens Of Countries Critique Its Human Rights Record At The UN In Geneva
Saudi Arabia had its record on human rights including freedoms for women, prosecutions for freedom of speech, the use of the death...
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U.S. Calls on Nigeria to Implement #EndSARS Panel Recommendations, Address Other Human Rights Concerns
The United States of America (US) urged the Nigerian government to implement the recommendations of the various #EndSARS panels set...
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Rights Violations: Court Orders Police To Pay N50m Damages To Abiola’s Wife
Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Gudu, in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the Inspector General of Police...
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Justice Served: Nigerian Woman Awarded N100 Million for Husband’s Death in Police Custody
In a landmark case for human rights in Nigeria, a Federal High Court in Abuja has awarded Mrs. Mary Kajo...
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Nigerian Prison Inmates Fed N200 Daily, Not N750 Allocated: Group Raises Alarm
The Vanguard For Truth Foundation, a civic organization, has expressed concern about the disparity in the allocated and actual daily...
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New Year Brings Freedom to 96 Inmates Across Four States
In a gesture of hope and new beginnings, governors in Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa, and Gombe states granted amnesty to 96...
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Maldives Plans Death Penalty Implementation, Sparking Debate
The Maldivian government has announced its plans to implement the death penalty, a move that has triggered immediate debate and...
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3,413 Await Execution as Over Two-Thirds of Nigeria’s Prison Inmates Held Without Trial: NCoS
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) disclosed that no fewer than 3,413 inmates are currently on death row in custodial centers...
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