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Opinion: Scornful captors, shameless custodians
by Michael O. Ogunjobi The role of government in any polity is primarily the protection of her citizens. This is a moral duty accorded legal cloak by the grundnorm of our…
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Sexual abuse: Borno Police deploy 100 female officers to IDP camps
The Borno Police Command on Saturday said it had deployed 100 of its female personnel to IDP camps in the state following reports of sexual abuse. The Human Rights Watch had…
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Officials sexually abusing displaced women and girls – Human Rights Watch
The Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Nigerian officials of sexually abusing women and girls living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. The group alleged that the abusers include camp leaders,…
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Buhari orders immediate investigation into sexual abuse claims in IDP camps
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered an immediate investigation into claims of sexual abuse against women and girls in IDP camps. Buhari who was reacting to a damning report released…
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#BokoHaram survivors give shocking accounts of their ordeal
by Kolapo Olapoju A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), claims that women and girls taken by Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, are used in combat operations, forced to lure men…
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No @Amnesty, military not guilty of any human right abuses – NHRC
by Laila Ibrahim Contrary to indictments made by Amnesty International about the Nigerian military abusing human rights in the fight against insurgency, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Nigeria…
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They are at it again | Communal clash in Nasarawa leaves 60 dead
by Olorunwa Lawal A communal clash between Fulani herdsmen and farmers from the Eggon ethnic group has reportedly left not less than 60 people dead in Nasarawa. The fighting reportedly…
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Syrian rebel leader Abu Sakkar filmed cutting out and ‘eating’ soldier’s heart (GRAPHIC VIDEO, PICTURES)
Footage of a Syrian rebel commander cutting the heart out of a soldier and biting into it has emerged online. According to Human Rights Watch, the clip shows Abu Sakkar,…
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Bloody weekend: At least 18 people die in two separate attacks in Nigeria
by Rachel Ogbu Two sets of violence in Bayelsa and Adamawa states have left about 18 people dead. Eight former militants were shot dead in Bayelsa State during a clash…
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Nigeria’s human rights report grade for 2011 is a big fat F
by Tolu Orekoya There is not much to be said about the human rights report that the cartoon above and the title doesn't say. It is from the 2011 Human Rights Watch assessment…
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