Tag: Amnesty International

bnlpulse July 1, 2020

Nigeria Grapples With Toxic Legacy of 60-Year Oil Boom

It’s one of the most polluted spots on Earth, and prospects of a turnaround only get worse as Covid-19 guts a global industry. Bank supervisor Johnson Banigo avoids wearing light-colored…

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bnlpulse June 27, 2020

Amnesty International Indicts Nigerian Police SARS of 82 Extra-judicial Executions in 3 Years

Amnesty International (AI) yesterday accused Nigerian Police of conducting 82 extra-judicial killings in three years and failure to prosecute members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over its involvement in…

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bnlpulse June 4, 2020

Amnesty Tells Buhari to Declare rape national crisis

  International human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to declare rape as a national crisis in the country. Amnesty International said…

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bnlpulse May 28, 2020

Amnesty International Accuses Nigerian Military of Subjecting Children to Torture in North-east

A global rights group, Amnesty International, has condemned the treatment of children arrested for allegedly engaging in terrorism, accusing the Nigerian military of subjecting children to torture in prolonged and…

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