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September 29, 2017

[The Activism Blog] CSOs head to court over NGO Bill

The dust raised by the proposed NGO Regulatory Bill currently at committee stage in Nigeria’s House of Representatives is yet to settle. A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Thursday, September 28, 2017, approached a federal high court in Abuja to challenge the appropriateness of the bill on the ground that the bill violates... Read More
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September 29, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Urgent reforms for Nigerian prisons or continuous breeding of criminals?

On Monday, September 11, 2017, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Alliance for Good Governance and Democracy called the attention of the Federal Government to an imminent starvation of inmates in Nigeria prisons due to the inability of the Nigerian Prison service to pay contractors supplying food to the prisons for the past two years. The group also... Read More
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September 29, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Ogwashi-Uku prison death: Why heads must roll

The recent death of Smart Ohuzu, an awaiting trial inmate at Ogwashi-Uku prisons in Delta is one death too many. The young man died due to his inability to access prompt and quality healthcare from the prisons. His death, which was primarily caused by the non-professionalism of prison officials is one that warrants investigation with... Read More
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An IDP camp in the North East of Nigeria | YNaija.com
September 28, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Why arrest protesting IDPs just because they are tired of suffering in silence?

On Sunday, about 3000 IDPs in Maiduguri stormed the streets protesting their poor living conditions in the IDP Camps and the inability of Borno state government to return them to their community after the celebrated liberation of Bama from Boko Haram sect in 2015. The protest, which was peaceful, was cut short as they were... Read More
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September 28, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Contraceptives should be treated as a basic human right – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says access to quality contraceptive services and information should be treated as a human right. This call was made on Tuesday on the occasion of the World Contraceptive Day which holds annually on the September 26, since it was launched in the year 2007. In commemoration of this year’s event, WHO,... Read More
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September 28, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Falana writes UN over attacks on Kenyan judges

Human right lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has written the United Nations through its UN high commissioner for human rights to investigate reports of attacks on judges in Kenya. In a letter to the UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Diego Garcia Sayan, on Tuesday September 26,... Read More
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Brazil
September 27, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Brazil just passed a law that makes gay conversion legal

In an unprecedented move, Brazilian High court, Judge Waldemar Claudio de Carvalho overruled the law passed in 1999 that prohibited psychologists and psychiatrists from trying to force LGBT persons to turn straight through therapy. Carvalho undid 18 years of progressive cultural advancement and legal protection for LGBT persons with his ruling which was given in... Read More
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September 27, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Finally, we are taking the gay talk to church

It’s striking to see conversations about #sexuality and #faith come up in important spaces – and key that we participate. pic.twitter.com/8rrJLZ9slI — TIERs (@TIERsNigeria) September 25, 2017 This is probably the last thing you’d expect to see being promoted by a Nigerian church, even a forward thinking pentecostal church but it is real and it... Read More
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September 26, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Findme Alert: Standing in the gap for missing Nigerians

The plight of Missing persons in Nigeria has received the attention of a Non-Governmental organization – Findme Alert. In a newsletter released by the group on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, it states that between 2007 to 2011, an estimate of 9,000 people were missing in Nigeria, just as indicated by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics... Read More
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September 26, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Nigeria, others to benefit from $550m humanitarian assistance – USAID

The United States, through the USAID, has announced that Nigeria will benefit from its $550 million humanitarian assistance to countries ravaged by food insecurity, to provide life-saving food and health care for vulnerable groups that have been affected by a crisis. This was announced in New York on Thursday, September 21, 2017, by the Administrator... Read More
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September 26, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] How Udom Emmanuel is “shielding” Akpabio from investigation

There is a strange connivance between two individuals at the moment which is a case of elites versus masses. In this situation, the elites are winning but how far they will go is left for the court to decide. The Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel and his predecessor Senator Godswill Akpabio, the man that presided... Read More
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Nakhane
September 25, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Nakhane Toure’s new video is all you need to see today

There aren’t that many openly Gay African public figures, especially in the entertainment world where the projection of heterosexuality can be the difference between a record deal, meaty film role or even an endorsement. But things are changing, Bobrisky allegedly has an endorsement in Nigeria of all places. But before Bobrisky, there was a South... Read More
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September 25, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Chidi Odinkalu mobilises Nigerians against NGO Regulatory Bill

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Chidi Odinkalu has called on Nigerians to rise and prevent the passage into law of the proposed NGO Regulation Bill at the National Assembly. In a five minutes, forty-eight seconds video released on YouTube on Thursday, September 21, 2017, the human right activist explain in detail... Read More
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September 25, 2017

[The Activism Blog] UN donates relief materials to Benue flood victims

The United Nations on Thursday, September 22, 2017, through the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), donated relief materials worth N18 million to victims of the recent flood disaster in Benue. The Head of Benue UNHCR office, Samuel Agwa who donated the item on behalf of UNHCR said in conjunction with SEMA,70 percent of... Read More
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September 25, 2017

[The Activism Blog] CSOs describe NGO bill as unconstitutional

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria, have described the bill before the national assembly seeking to establish a commission that would regulate non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as unconstitutional. At a meeting with some lawmakers and government officials in Abuja on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Representatives of the CSOs described the bill as unconstitutional, repressive and unfavourable... Read More
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September 23, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] How a Bi Visibility day will benefit everyone (yes, straight people too)

At this point you must have come across a story or ‘scandal’ that goes something like this: a man or woman formerly presumed to be happily married to their spouse of the opposite sex is unexpectedly revealed to be having an illicit affair outside his/her marriage. But the kicker is, this person is having an... Read More
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Warif
September 23, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Getting help after rape and sexual assault just got easier

Victims of rape and sexual assault need all the help that is available to them, and one of the things we have emphasised on is the lack of independent non-governmental organizations dedicated to helping victims of assault find help and ultimately justice against their attackers. Thankfully a new centre for sexual violence, assault and rape... Read More
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September 23, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Watch the ‘gay’ side of life in Nigeria according to Batta Box

Nigerian Vox Pop site, Batta Box is known for tackling a number of controversial issues, often usually revolving around sex and sexuality. Recently they put out a new ‘documentary’ video where they interview young homosexual men about their “journey in homosexuality”. Considering the ‘shock and awe’ tactics with which vox pop sites in Nigeria handle... Read More
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Tunisia
September 22, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Tunisia abolishes a 44-year ban on inter-faith marriages

The Tunisian presidency recently announced that it had decided to scrap from its constitution, a 44-year old law banning marriages between non-Muslim men and Tunisian women. The law which has been actively enforced since 1973, required any non-Muslim man who wished to marry a Tunisian woman to convert to Islam and prove sufficiently that he... Read More
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September 22, 2017

Catcalling might soon be illegal in France

Like Nigeria and most countries where patriarchy is upheld, France has a massive catcalling and sexual harassment problem. The problem of women being sexually and physically harassed under the guise of flirtation is such a major problem that it was one of the campaign points from French President Emmanuel Macron’s presidential campaign. France’s minister for... Read More
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September 21, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Oando Foundation partners with Fashion Vie to impact girl-child education

Oando Foundation (OF), an independent charity with a mission to create conducive learning environments in dilapidated public primary schools in Nigeria partnered with Fashion Vie New York on Thursday, September 14, 2017, to raise funds towards the education of the Nigerian girl child. The Foundation was selected as the first beneficiary from Africa to receive... Read More
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