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Authorities shut down an Amnesty International press conference in Cameroon
Authorities in Cameroon have shut down an Amnesty International press conference scheduled to take place in Yaoundé this morning. The press conference was calling attention to the case of three…
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Nigeria: Privacy of 82 Chibok girls released should be a priority
In response to the announcement by Nigerian government that secured the release of 82 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram, Osai Ojigho, Amnesty International’s Nigeria Director said the following.
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Human Rights, Justice and Nigeria’s Security Sector: Will 2017 see the change that is needed?
[caption id="attachment_74149" align="alignleft" width="640"] Protestors gather in Nkpor, Onitsha on 30 May 2016, Nigeria.[/caption] By Adotei Akwei and Miho Mitobe In late November AI released a report on human rights…
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Nigeria: 1000 days since Chibok girls abduction, government must redouble efforts to secure freedom of all abductees
One thousand days after the chilling abduction of 276 school girls in Chibok, the Nigerian government must redouble its efforts to ensure the release of the girls, and all other…
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Bullets Were Raining Everywhere: Deadly Repression of Pro-Biafra Activists
The Nigerian security forces, led by the military, embarked on a chilling campaign of extrajudicial executions and violence resulting in the deaths of at least 150 peaceful pro-Biafra protesters in…
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Cameroon: Military court imposes 10-year sentence on young men who joked about Boko Haram
Three students in Cameroon were sentenced by a military court to 10 years in prison today after sending a sarcastic text message about Boko Haram. Fomusoh Ivo Feh, Afuh Nivelle…
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Nigeria: Privacy of 21 Chibok girls released should be a priority
Responding to the announcement by Nigerian government that secured the release of 21 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International’s Regional Advocacy Director, said: “The release of…
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Nigeria: Crackdown on journalists and assault on protests shrinking civic space
The continuing spate of arrests and detentions of journalists and bloggers amid the security forces’ violent disruption of peaceful protests underscores how the Nigerian government appears determined to crush dissent…
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The Day of the Disappeared: Enforced disappearances persist globally
Governments around the world are consistently using enforced disappearances to secure their own power and silence opposition, said Amnesty International, ahead of this year’s International Day of the Disappeared on…
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Cameroon: 130 people still missing 20 months after their arrest
Authorities in Cameroon must provide answers about the whereabouts of 130 men and boys still unaccounted for 20 months after they were arrested in a crackdown on suspected Boko Haram…
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More than 1,000 people accused of supporting Boko Haram held in horrific conditions in Cameroon
More than 1,000 people, many arrested arbitrarily, are being held in horrific conditions and dozens are dying from disease and malnutrition or have been tortured to death, as part of…
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More than 1,000 people accused of supporting Boko Haram held in horrific conditions in Cameroon
More than 1,000 people, many arrested arbitrarily, are being held in horrific conditions and dozens are dying from disease and malnutrition or have been tortured to death, as part of…