Tag: human rights
Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Accuses DSS of Concealment Over IPOB Leader’s Failing Health
Onyedikachi Ifedi, one of the lawyers representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi…
NBA Citizens’ Liberties Committee Condemns Arrest of Lawyer Uba Sani Hamza by Police Cybercrime Unit
The Citizens Liberties Committee (National) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the unlawful arrest and…
NBA Condemns Türkiye’s Prosecution of Istanbul Bar Leaders, Calls It Threat to Legal Independence
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has followed with grave concern the ongoing criminal and civil proceedings against the…
Iran Executes Man Over 2022 Protest Attack on Security Forces
Iranian authorities have executed a man, Mehran Bahramian, after convicting him of involvement in a deadly attack on…
PRAWA, RoLAC Call for Collaboration to Improve Access to Justice for Vulnerable Nigerians
The Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) and the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Centre (RoLAC) have urged…
BREAKING: DSS Accused of Forging DPP’s Signature to Frame Sowore With Cyberbullying Charges Against Tinubu
Fresh revelations have rocked Nigeria’s security and justice system after court documents surfaced showing that the Department of…
Advancing Disability Inclusion: NHRC Inaugurates Technical Working Group
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has inaugurated a Disability Inclusion Technical Working Group to strengthen the implementation…
BREAKING: Abuja Magistrate Court Grants Bail to Police Inspector Detained Over WhatsApp Protest Comment
A Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse, Abuja, has granted bail to Inspector Adebiyi Adenusi, a 48-year-old police officer…
BREAKING: DSS Files Criminal Charges Against Sowore At Abuja Federal High Court For Calling President Tinubu ‘A Criminal’
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed criminal charges against human rights activist and publisher of SaharaReporters,…
BREAKING: Sowore Sues DSS, Meta, X; Seeks Court Order to Stop Social Media Platforms From Deleting His Posts Calling Tinubu ‘A Criminal’
Human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in…
POLICE INVITATION OF CHINEDU AGU, ESQ. IN IMO STATE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS NOT A CRIME
I have received with deep concern the disturbing news of the invitation of Chinedu Agu, Esq., former Secretary…
POLICE INVITATION OF CHINEDU AGU, ESQ. IN IMO STATE: FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS NOT A CRIME
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed deep concern over the invitation of Chinedu Agu, Esq., former Secretary…