Reason to monitor Human Rights Abuses
By Sunday Adaji Esq One common denominator among human rights defenders is the passion to fight, protect, and defend the fundamental...
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Nov 29, 20153 min read
Lawyers Alert Brings Human Rights Lawyers together on provision of legal literacy and access to just
By Roseline Oghnebrume Lawyers Alert in partnership with UNAIDS Nigeria, brought together human rights lawyers under the auspices of...
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Oct 12, 20158 min read
THE EVOLUTION OF BOKO HARAM AND THE ROLE OF CITIZENS
BY ROMMY MOM Beginnings of Boko Haram It is widely believed that the movement started out as a pious and strict way of Islam intended to...
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Aug 26, 20153 min read
The Politics Of Gay Marriage In Nigeria
By Leo Igwe President Muhammad Buhari has stated during his recent visit to the US that his government would not consider decriminalizing...
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Aug 12, 20154 min read
Nigerians, Government And The Right To Know!
By Osilama Okuofu Sixteen unbroken years into our present democratic experience and Nigerians are none better than what transpired under...
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Jul 12, 20153 min read
Nigeria Rebukes UN High Commissioner For Pushing LGBT as Human Rights
By Wendy Wright NEW YORK, July 10 (C-Fam) Nigeria publicly chastised the UN human rights office for trampling on universally-agreed...
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Jun 24, 20156 min read
Of Ortom, Taxation, Benue and Expectations Management.
…….Rommy Mom Esq Onyeche looks through her window to see the evening sun go down as it makes way for the fast approaching dusk. Her eyes...
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Jun 23, 20153 min read
Beyond Boko Haram: Nigeria’s hidden crisis
By Obinna Anyadike Photo: Nigerian Defence Headquarters Security and humanitarian priorities – out of kilter? NAIROBI, 5 June 2015 (IRIN)...
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Jun 6, 20152 min read
Nigeria’s president must prosecute crimes by rebels, army: U.N
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari...
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Jun 5, 20156 min read
DILEMMAS REGARDING THE PREGNANT VICTIMS OF THE BOKO HARAM ATROCITIES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS: AN ISLA
Abridged paper developed by the Da’wah Institute of Nigeria (DIN) of the Islamic Education Trust (IET) Minna, and the Development...
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May 14, 20154 min read
Connecting the pillars: Human Rights and the post-2015 agenda
by Naiara Costa The first agreement is expected to be adopted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in July and will define the architecture for...
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May 7, 20152 min read
High Court declares the right to health Justiciable in Uganda
Kampala –Uganda – The High Court of Uganda has today declared that the right to health can be justiciable in Uganda. While delivering a...
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May 4, 20154 min read
An Easy Target: Homophobia For Political Ends
Sunday, May 3, 2015, 9:00 AM CET The following article was written by Graeme Reid, who is director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and...
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Apr 29, 20153 min read
Xenophobia row exposes rivalry between South Africa and Nigeria
People protesting against xenophobia in South Africa hold placards in front of the South African consulate … By Joe Brock and Nqobile...
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Apr 27, 20153 min read
The Right to Information. Nigerias’ Snap Picture
……..Jimmy Tor Esq The general notion in the country is that corruption is the foremost challenge hindering the development of the...
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Apr 27, 20154 min read
HARVESTING AND GROWING DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: WHAT ABOUT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
By Jerome, Uneje Mary Nigeria 28th April 2015. The atmosphere appeared filled with of hope and expectations as Pa Josiah (not real name)...
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Apr 22, 20153 min read
Foreigners tell of being ‘hunted like dogs’ in South Africa
Blantyre (Malawi) (AFP) – Foreigners fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa told Tuesday of how they escaped marauding death mobs...
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Apr 16, 20153 min read
Why black South Africans are attacking foreign Africans but not foreign whites
By Sibusiso Tsahabalala The attacks on migrant shop owners in Durban this week reminds us the position of foreigner in South Africa is a...
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Apr 8, 20155 min read
Fears linger around Buhari’s commitment to a free press
Journalists jailed by Muhammadu Buhari’s regime in the 1980s are ready to forgive, but others are skeptical by Christopher Vourlias ...
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Mar 4, 20152 min read
HOW CAN WE MAKE INTERNET MORE AFFORDABLE ACROSS THE DEVELOPING WORLD?
Here at Lawyers’ Alert, we’re proud to be members of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). Today, the Alliance has released the...
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