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Human rights in Nigeria are protected under the current constitution of 1999. [1] While Nigeria has made major improvements in human rights under this constitution, the American Human Rights Report of 2012 notes several areas where more improvement is needed, which includes: [2] abuses by Boko Haram, killings by government forces, lack of social equality and issues with freedom of speech.
A West African court has found the Nigerian government guilty of human rights abuses during its suppression of the 2020 #EndSARS protests against alleged police brutality.
The Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission of Nigeria submitted its final report to the president in 2002, but he did not bring the report to public attention. [2] This decision reportedly was because of a case brought to the Supreme Court in 2003 by two former military leaders against the commission over its power to make them ...
Category: Human rights abuses in Nigeria. 2 languages. ... Human trafficking in Nigeria (15 P) M. Massacres in Nigeria (3 C, 2 P) P. Political repression in Nigeria ...
It monitors human rights in Nigeria, assists victims of human rights violations, and helps in the formulation of the Nigerian Government's policies on human rights. [2] This institution was initiated to comply with the demands of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, United Nations Charter, Universal Declaration on Human Rights and ...
Human rights abuses in Nigeria (8 C, 10 P) C. Children's rights in Nigeria (6 P) L. LGBTQ rights in Nigeria (1 C, 7 P) N. Nigerian human rights activists (3 C, 59 P) O.
January 6 – Gunmen kill 30 people in the central Nigerian village of Shonong in the Riyom local government area. January 15 – An anti-LGBT rights law that makes gay marriage punishable by up to 14 years in prison is passed. January 26 – A massacre in Kawuri was taken place. The final death toll was put at 85. The attacks were blamed on ...
The bill for Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) was enacted in 2013 and passed by the House of Representatives (Nigeria) on May 14, 2015 and passed by the Senate of Nigeria May 14, 2015. [6] The two legislative houses completed all the processes and transmitted the bill for assent to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.