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Op-ed Editor November 17, 2016

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…

Oludolapo Adelana November 6, 2016

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…

Oludolapo Adelana October 31, 2016

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,…

Oludolapo Adelana October 31, 2016

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…

Kolapo Olapoju October 27, 2014

#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…

Emmanuel Chidiogo September 25, 2014

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…

Kolapo Olapoju August 28, 2014

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…

May 15, 2013

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,…

May 6, 2013

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…

May 26, 2012

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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