Archives Tag: Amnesty International

International Nigeria

April 19, 2022

  In a virtual side-event during the 19th Assembly of State Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC)’ on Thursday, December 17th, 2020, popular Nigerian activist, disc jockey, and musician, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popular with the stage name, DJ Switch, urged the ICC and the international community not to ignore Nigeria amidst threats regarding the … Continue reading ‘’The State Of Nigeria Has Failed’’ DJ Switch Says During Testimony At The ICC

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Arts

April 19, 2022

Nothing on the outside walls of a prison yard is sufficient in aiding one’s imagination on the life that goes on inside. This was so for artist and human rights activist Arthur Judah Angel before his unjust arrest and incarceration. On that fateful day, the 21st of January 1984, a visit he paid to his … Continue reading Arthur Judah Angel: The Ex-Prisoner Transforming the World of Prison with His Drawings and Activism

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News

April 19, 2022

The #SaveKanoNine hashtag is currently trending on social media platform, Twitter. Why? Nine people have been sentenced to death in Kano state for blaspheming against the Prophet Muhammad by an Upper Sharia court. The Kano State Sharia Court of Appeal, in a statement, said the nine were found guilty under Sections 110 and 382b of the Sharia … Continue reading #SaveKanoNine: Nigerians Rise in Support of 9 Condemned Persons in Kano

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News

April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s ratification of the landmark global Arms Trade Treaty, ATT, on Tuesday is a welcome move that should pave the way for more African nations to get behind the treaty, Amnesty International has said. “By signing and ratifying the lifesaving Arms Trade Treaty, Nigeria has indicated its willingness to join the global society in ensuring … Continue reading Nigeria Becomes First African Nation to Ratify Arms Trade Treaty

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