Tag: Amnesty International
Taraba Attack: Death Toll Rises to 58 as More Bodies Are...
The death toll from Friday’s deadly attack on Binnari community in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State has risen to at least...
NUJ, Amnesty Condemn Four Year Jail Sentence Against Kaduna Journalist Over...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists and Amnesty International have condemned the arrest, prosecution and initial four year prison sentence imposed on Farida Isiak, a...
Burkina Faso Reinstates Death Penalty Eight Years After Abolition
The military led government has secured unanimous legislative approval for a new penal code restoring capital punishment for terrorism, espionage, treason and other serious...
“Ogun Residents Protest Oyo Kidnapping, Demand School Closures”
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — Hundreds of youths and mothers marched through Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday to protest worsening insecurity and the recent abduction of...
“Routine Security or Routine Intimidation? Ndibe’s Airport Detention”
LAGOS, Nigeria — Amnesty International has condemned the detention of Nigerian writer and journalist Okey Ndibe at Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport, describing it...
“Somali Woman Tortured in Prison After Peaceful Protest Sparks Global Outcry”
Sadia Moalim Ali’s ordeal in Somalia is shocking not only for its brutality, but for what it represents. A 27 year old nursing graduate...
