Amnesty International
16 Jan
A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned the Nigeria Police and its recent demand for a retraction and apology from Amnesty International regarding the publication "Bloody August: Nigeria Government's Violent Crackdown on #EndBadGovernance Protests." In a statement signed by 10 activists on behalf of the Network of Abuja Left Groups and made available to…
16 Jan
Amnesty International (AI), yesterday, said Boko Haram must be held to account for its years of atrocities, including war crimes, committed against Nigerians.
15 Jan
The Nigeria Police Force has threatened legal action against Amnesty International (AI) over its #EndBadGovernance protest report.
14 Jan
The Nigeria Police Force said it has written to Amnesty International, demanding a public apology and retraction of its publication against the force over human rights violations during the End-Bad-Governance protest. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the letter by the Nigeria…
14 Jan
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has demanded a retraction of Amnesty International's report on the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance Protest report titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on and Bad Governance Protests”. The publication by Amnesty International alleged that police operatives exercised force against protesters, leading to at least 24 deaths in Borno, Kaduna, Kano,…
9 Jan
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, said the country’s military will welcome Amnesty International
21 Dec
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has called on authorities in Nigeria to investigate the stampede in Ibadan Oyo State, and that of Okija, Anambra State, that led to the loss of lives. The Ibadan incident occurred at a Christmas funfair party on Wednesday. According to the Oyo State Police Command, 35 children died and six…
9 Dec
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has called on President Bola Tinubu to release Sunday and Calista Ifedi, a South-East couple in detention over alleged membership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to Amnesty, the couple, who were arrested in their home in Enugu State on November 23, 2021, have been in detention for…
9 Dec
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has faulted the military’s invitation of Amnesty International (AI) to substantiate its claims of 10,000 civilian deaths in military detention.
7 Dec
The Defence Headquarters has extended an open invitation to Amnesty International following allegations it made that 10,000 civilians died in military detention camps. According to the spokesman of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General Edward Buba, the attention of the Defence Headquarters was drawn to "some spurious allegations" made by Amnesty International during a press…
29 Nov
AMID several denials, the Amnesty International (AI), yesterday, accused the Nigeria Police Force of brutally killing 24 protesters during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests in August.
28 Nov
Amnesty International has urged President Bola Tinubu to probe the detention and alleged killing of demonstrators during the #Endbadgovernance protest held in August across major Nigerian cities. The protest sparked by rising living costs and widespread corruption, reportedly left many injured as police and other security agents allegedly attacked protesters. Amnesty International in a report…
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