Category: Human Rights Reports

Plans Underway by FG to Create Database for Missing Persons, says NHRC

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Halima Abiola No Comments

Plans are underway by the Federal Government to create a database that would comprehensively capture the details of missing persons in the country. The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, made this known at a meeting of stakeholders involved in the compilation of missing persons in Nigeria. The meeting was…

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Court Discharges Man after 9 Years Awaiting Trial

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Halima Abiola No Comments

Hon. Justice Rahman Adesola Oshodi sitting at the Ikeja Division of the High Court of Lagos State discharged Muideen Bilau today after nine (9) years of remand at the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre. Muideen Bilau was arrested on 5th of April, 2014 around Igando area of Lagos Statewhere he paid visit to one of his…

Human Rights Reports, Law News

Expanding the Frontiers of Fundamental Rights in Nigeria

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Halima Abiola No Comments

The 1979 Constitution had a total of 11 fundamental rights. On this ground, it was heavily criticized by many as being too restrictive, obsolete and contrary to contemporary reality. It was therefore expected that any new Constitution would be an improvement on the existing human rights regime. However, this belief seems to have been misplaced…

Analysis, Human Rights Reports

FIDA Yobe State: Report on Sexual and Gender Based Violence Cases

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 Halima Abiola No Comments

In a bid to minimise the cases of sexual, gender based violence and child abuse, the Federacion Internationalé De Abogadas (FIDA) which translates from Spanish to the International Federation of Women Lawyers FIDA, Yobe State Branch under the leadership of Hannatu Faruq Jauro, Esq. has reported the following cases which are currently under the watch…

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AWLA Ogun State Rescues Physically Abused 5 Year Old Girl from ‘Employer’

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Halima Abiola No Comments

The African Women Lawyers Association(AWLA), Ogun State Chapter has rescued a little girl of about 5 years old allegedly trafficked and is being physically abused by one madam Ajibade, her “employer”. During interrogation, it was discovered that the little girl did not understand Egun a language spoken in Ajase where she was allegedly trafficked from….

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