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Allegation of 10,000 Deaths: Amnesty International Past its Shelf Life – Centre

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…advises Amnesty International to Fold Up Voluntarily The African Centre for Human Rights and Rule of Law has berated Amnesty International for its latest report that claimed that alleged that as many as 10, 000 persons have died in the custody of the Nigerian Army since the start of the Boko

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Group warns Amnesty International, NGOs against demoralizing troops curtailing insecurity

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The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has cautioned Amnesty International and other non-governmental organisations in the country against attempts to distract and undermine the troops on the frontline. According to the centre, the allegation of excessive use of force by security agents in the South-East is another scheme targeted at dampening the morale of security […]

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Amnesty International: When Human Rights Campaign Is Misplaced

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By Israel Abiodun Like a half-drunk arousing from a stupor, Amnesty International is finally exiting a self-inflicted reverie by returning to the trenches against the Nigerian state and the institutions entrusted with maintaining the country’s sovereignty, law enforcement and military agencies. It is an assignment at which it failed in the past and has apparently […]

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Govt flays Amnesty’s call for ex-service chiefs’ trial

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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has berated Amnesty International (AI) over its call for the arrest and prosecution of former service chiefs. AI had in its recent report, called for the arrest and prosecution of the service chiefs at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged human rights violation in the prosecution […]

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#EndSARS: IGP faults Amnesty reports, insists police didn’t shoot

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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has faulted reports by global rights organisation, Amnesty International, on the events that occurred at #EndSARS protests. Daily Times reports that Amnesty International had released reports on how the police shot some protesters. He described Amnesty’s report of October 21, 2020, as “untrue, misleading and contrary to all

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Amnesty International calls out Govt for refusing sentenced blasphemer access to lawyer

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A Rights group, Amnesty International, has expressed its unhappiness over the Nigerian Government’s continued refusal to grant Yahaya Aminu-Sharif access to his lawyer as the time window for the musician to appeal his death sentence continues to fizzle out. Recall that the 22-year old singer was sentenced to death by hanging by an Upper Sharia […]

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Nigeria records 1,126 killings, 380 kidnaps from January To June 2020 — Amnesty Report

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According to reports by the Nigerian arm of Amnesty International, at least 1,126 villagers were killed by bandits while no less than 380 persons were kidnapped from January to June 2020 in Nigeria, Daily Times gathered. In the report, Amnesty International blamed the killings on the nonchalant attitude of the government which gave gunmen an […]

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Nationwide protest: Amnesty Int’l calls on security agents to ‘cease fire’

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A civic organization, Amnesty International Nigeria has called on security agents across the country to cease the ongoing brutality against peaceful protesters who have taken to the streets to call for better governance in Nigeria. The group made this call on Wednesday via its official Twitter handle which said “Amnesty International is calling on Nigerian […]

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Amnesty International seeks end to Sowore’s trial, condemns treatment of deposed Kano Emir, Sanusi

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The global human rights group, Amnesty International has asks the Federal Government to end what it described as the unfair trail against rights activist, journalist and convener of #RevolutionNowCampaign, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. This is even as the International Human Rights watchdog has raised an eyebrow against what it termed as violation of deposed Emir Muhammadu […]

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Stop providing succour for terrorists, FG warns AI

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The Federal Government on Thursday admonished Amnesty International (AI) to stop providing succor to terrorists with its “growing practice of constantly attacking the Nigeria military and casting them as the bad guys”. READ ALSO: Troops capture terrorists, rescue captives in Borno –Army The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the admonition on

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Amnesty Int’l must end its reckless distortion of facts – DHQ

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has urged Amnesty International (AI) to put an end to its “reckless distortion of facts in its desperate bid to satisfy its “puppeteers by undermining Nigeria’s Military campaign against terrorism in the North East. Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known on Friday in Abuja. He said:”We […]

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Nigerian military razed villages in war on Islamist insurgents: Amnesty International

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Nigeria’s military burned down villages and forcibly displaced hundreds of people in its fight against Islamist insurgents in the country’s northeast, rights group Amnesty International alleged on Friday. In the allegation, Amnesty said Nigerian soldiers razed three villages after forcing hundreds of men and women to leave their homes in the northeastern state of Borno

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Terrorism: Protesters storm Lagos over involvement of Iran, Amnesty International in plot to cause unrest in Nigeria

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Protesters on Monday, stormed the Freedom Park, Lagos to cry out against the alleged involvement of Iran and the Amnesty International to cause unrest in Nigeria. The protesters, under the aegis of the Concerned Progressives, claimed the Government of Iran and Amnesty International were sponsoring violent groups and activities aimed at causing political, religious and […]

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Nigerians tasked to rise up against plot by Iran, Amnesty International to destabilize the country

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The Citizens Against Destabilization (CAD) has urged Nigerians not to succumb to the plot by the Iranian government and Amnesty International to destabilize the country. CAD made this known at a press conference on Iran’s nefarious plot to wreck havoc through their proxies on Sunday in Abuja. In a statement signed by President, Comrade Stephen […]

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Exclusive: How Iranian government, AI, others plot to destabilise Nigeria – SHAC

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The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has made a shocking revelation about an alliance between the Iranian government and Amnesty International to cause unrest in the country. According to the group, Iran-backed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) is the tool being used, evident in the various protests and marches, by some disgruntled politicians and groups […]

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Human rights coalition lauds Indian government over ban of Amnesty International

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…wants Nigeria to emulate counterparts The Coalition for Human Rights Monitoring Groups in Nigeria (CHRMGN) has hailed India for the ban meted on international non-governmental organization, Amnesty International (AI). Following suspicious activities, the Asian nation in 2014 began a crack down on foreign NGOs, suspending or banning thousands of groups, many working

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Amnesty International blames police for bloody Shi’ites protest

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Amnesty International Nigeria has blamed the police for the bloody Shi’ites clash that happened in the Federal Capital City Abuja yesterday July 22nd. In a statement released by Seun Bakare, the programme manager at Amnesty International Nigeria, the body condemned the police for opening fire on ”unarmed” Shi’ites members. According to the

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Amnesty international urges FG to release report on military excesses

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Amnesty international has expressed displeasure over the failure of the federal government to release the report by a presidential panel on alleged human rights abuse by the army. The presidential investigative panel was set by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 to review compliance of the Armed forces with Human Rights obligations and rules of engagement. […]

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Group blasts amnesty Int’l and the national assembly for kangaroo committee

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Nigeria Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has been waging a terrorist’s war against the Nigerian State for over a decade yet Amnesty International instead of supporting the Nigerian military to combat the deadly insurgents that have maimed, killed and orphaned millions of children in northern Nigeria is manipulating and orchestrating a campaign of calumny against […]

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Nigeria’s territorial integrity not under threat, says DHQ

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The Defence Headquarters said on Wednesday that there is no concrete evidence on ground to back claim that ISIS has been sending her members to Nigeria to train Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT). The Defence Headquarters in a statement signed by Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General John Agim said however that it is aware that […]