Human Rights

Court grants human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi N50m bail

Court grants human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi N50m bail Prominent activist and legal practitioner Dele Farotimi has been granted bail…

2 weeks ago

SERAP to Akpabio, Abbas: Align Tax Reforms with Human Rights or face legal action

SERAP to Akpabio, Abbas: Align Tax Reforms with Human Rights or face legal action The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has…

2 weeks ago

Human rights abuses using DSS, police rising under Tinubu – Atiku

Human rights abuses using DSS, police rising under Tinubu - Atiku Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has bemoaned the shrinking of civil space and…

4 months ago

Court orders Anambra cleric to pay bank manager N10m for human rights abuse

Court orders Anambra cleric to pay bank manager N10m for human rights abuse A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered popular…

6 months ago

Human rights violations: US imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe’s president, others

Human rights violations: US imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe’s president, others The United States imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa…

10 months ago

NBA to petition NJC over imprisonment of human rights lawyer

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said it will appeal the one-month jail sentence handed a Lagos-based lawyer, Inibehe Effiong,…

2 years ago

Russia becomes 2nd country ever kicked off UN Human Rights Council

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted to pass a resolution to suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights…

3 years ago