By Elvis-Wura Towolawi One of the hallmarks and pillars; nay, benefits of a virile democracy is the leverage given to the citizenry to...

As Nigeria prepares for the 2015 Elections, Seermber Nyager takes a look at the elections from the perspective of the Freedom of...

the implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 16/18 by Marc Limon, Nazila Ghanea and Hilary Power It is almost impossible to turn...

Alicia Ely Yamin 23 October 2014 The catastrophic Ebola crisis unfolding in West Africa offers many lessons, not least for global...

The beauty and glory of any democracy lies in the ability of the people to voice dissent–Free expression. In fact, the cardinal pillars...

By Rommy Mom That Primary Schools in Benue have been closed owing to industrial actions by teachers for nearly 7 months is no news. What...

The recent abduction of over 234 female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State during their S.S.C.E Exams by...

BEING A PRESS RELEASE BY LAWYERS ALERT For Decades, the Mbayion community, located in Gboko local government area of Benue State, home to...

The world on Monday 24th march 2014 was shocked when an Egyptian trial court, sitting in the central city of Minya, handed down death...

By Taylor Walker / 25 February, 2014 Rommy Mom is Nigeria’s David fighting the Goliath of a dysfunctional government. Mom, president of...

……Laz Aule Lawyers Alert and the Executive Committee of the Mbayion Community met on the 13th of February 2014, to review and analyze the...

PRESS RELEASE BY LAWYERS ALERT Lawyers Alert views with concern the Gishiri village mob action led by one Pastor Blaze wherein he...

The outpouring of outrage and counter-rage surrounding the passage of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Law 2013 in Nigeria which...

Horrific abuses in the north by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram and the Nigerian security forces’ heavy-handed response to this...

Press Release – Avocats Sans Frontières France / Lawyers Without Borders France Abuja, February 11, 2014 Following a successful three...

Nearly three years after violence in Cote d’Ivoire claimed the lives of over three thousand civilians and displaced hundreds of...

By Fr. Shay Cullen Human Rights Online Philippines By Fr. Shay Cullen Child protection police working with Interpol and Europol have...

By Victoria Ohaeri Victoria Ohaeri The growing repression of citizen reporters and advocates that challenge the never-seen-before levels...

by Colin Stewart Location of Katsina State in Nigeria. The legislature of Katsina State in northern Nigeria added to that country’s...

The Senate has reached an advanced stage to pass a bill that seeks seven years jail term for social media critics found guilty of...