HUMAN RIGHTS
Akwa Ibom Opens GBV Centre, Hard Times Awaits Perpetrators Says Gov.
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Thursday inaugurated a 60-bed space Gender Based Violence (GBV) centre in Uyo,...
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Rivers Signs Law Making Compulsory Treatment Of Gunshot Victims, 2 Others
The Rivers State government on Thursday signed a law making the treatment of gunshot victims mandatory in the state. The...
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Abuja #Endsars Judicial Panel Awards N289 Million Compensation To Victims Of Police Brutality
On Wednesday, the Abuja panel probing allegations of human rights violations committed by the defunct police unit, SARS, awarded N289...
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The Bombing Of Civilian Targets May Amount To War Crimes, HURIWA Tells NAF
Demand For Independent Probe Human rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), on Tuesday, raised concern that...
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Again, Two People Feared Dead, As Soldiers Invade Rivers Community
Soldiers and security men attached to a pipeline surveillance team of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) allegedly went on...
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FG Reconstitute Committee Against Torture
Abubakar Malami SAN The Federal Government on Friday reconstituted the National Committee Against Torture(NCAT). The committee is headed by the...
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Group Call For An End To Sowore’s Movement Restriction
A pro-democracy group, Take It Back Movement (TIB) has called for an immediate end to the restriction of movement imposed...
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Journalist Alleged Threat To Life 
Nigerian journalist Olukayode Thomas has cried out over an alleged threat on his life by a Department of State Security...
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Despite Signing Of Disability Act, Women With Physical Disabilities Still Need Help Accessing Public Buildings Amidst Discrimination
Blessing Mary Ocheido, President Muhammadu Buhari, on January 23, 2019, passed the Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Act which...
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Outrage As Two Iranian LGBTQ Activists Are Sentenced To Death
Two Iranians were sentenced to death by a court for "corruption on earth," Iran's state news agency IRNA said Monday. One of them, Zahra...
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