Human Rights
Civil Society Group, WMD condemns the arrest of Gambian protesters
World Movement for Democracy, WMD, a global network of civil society of activists, journalists, scholars, parliamentarians, and thought leaders, condemned the police arrest...
Australian Protesters Demand Action On Violence Against Women
Australia has witnessed widespread protests against the recent surge in violence against women, prompting demands for immediate government action. Protesters in various cities...
Activist Urges Government Action Against MultiChoice’s Subscription Price Hikes
Human rights activist Francis Nwapa has urged the Nigerian government to intervene and halt MultiChoice’s frequent subscription rate increases for its GoTv and...
SERAP Drags NNPC To Court Over Alleged Missing $2.04bn And N164bn Funds
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken legal action against Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC). The lawsuit, filed at the...
U.S. Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest
Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein was arrested on Saturday for participating in a peaceful protest against Israel at the Washington University (WashU)...
EU adopts human rights resolution to repeal Female Genital Mutilation ban in Gambia
The European Union, EU, on Thursday, during its plenary session, adopted a human rights resolution to repeal Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and female...
5 Years After Disappearance, Badagry Prison Official Claims Afamefuna Has Been Moved To Another Prison
The family of Afamefuna Innocent Ozoemena, a 34-year-old man born in May 1990, are enduring an agonising ordeal and demanding his whereabouts following...
Over 200 Civilians Killed in Burkina Faso Military Raid, Says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported that Burkina Faso’s military forces killed 223 civilians, including babies and children, during a raid on two...
UN to Step Up Fight Against Human Trafficking
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime announced on Monday that it is stepping up its fight against human trafficking and migrant...
Alleged UK Serial Rapist Tim Westwood Rebrands as Chef in Nigeria
Famous DJ Tim Westwood, who is facing serial allegations of sexual misconduct in the UK, has fled to Lagos, Nigeria, to rebrand himself...
EXPOSED: Eight Months after Deployment to Zamfara, NAF Yet to Pay Officers Allowance
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been accused of delaying the combat allowance of personnel deployed to Zamfara State on operation for eight...
Court threatens to adjourn Kanu’s case indefinitely
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday threatened to adjourn the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra...