Tag: Amnesty International

Omoyele Sowore prosecution faces fresh scrutiny as Amnesty International urges Nigeria to withdraw all charges and end judicial harassment. Omoyele Sowore prosecution has drawn fresh criticism after Amnesty International urged…

Amnesty International says the Eastern Libyan military courts have sentenced at least 22 people to death and jailed hundreds more since 2018 in “sham, torture-tainted” trials to exert control, l…

By Olamilekan Alani A former United States  Ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell says Nigeria needs to treat  its human right issues in order to get  get technical and financial support…

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has contested a report by the Amnesty International that policemen deployed excessive force against #EndSARS protesters. The IG argued that his men “acted professionally,…

Stephen Godonu: Arsenal have sympathised with their fans in Nigeria over the crisis that followed the #EndSARS protests in the country. The club tweeted on Saturday that it had seen…

Global rights group, Amnesty International, has condemned the death sentence handed down to a musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, by a Sharia Court in Kano State for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. Amnesty also…

Amnesty International (AI) has accused Nigerian authorities of failing to prosecute a single officer from the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). It said this was despite anti-torture legislation passed in…

Journalist Agba Jalingo has been released from prison custody after meeting his bail conditions. An activist, Inibehe Effiong, confirmed his release to one of the popular newspaper  on Monday. Jalingo,…

The publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, on trial for treason, has been granted bail by the court, after spending 174 days in detention both in the police cell and Calabar…

By Agency report There are more Nigerians than other nationals on death row in Malaysia, Amnesty International said in a new report Monday. Of the 568 foreign nationals on death…