Democratic lawmakers are mounting a new attempt to ensure that federal officials, including thousands of law enforcement officers, can be individually sued for constitutional violations such as the use of excessive force.
At least 13 People were killed during violent mass protests in Nigeria against the country’s economic crisis, a rights group reported on Friday. Authorities confirmed that four people were killed by a bomb and that hundreds of protesters were arrested, leading to curfews in several states…
A civil society organizations (CSO), Global Rights, has warned the federal government and security agents against use of lethal force against Nigerians protesting against economic hardship in different parts of ……
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, while commending Downsound CEO Joe Bogdanovich for purchasing the largest collection of reggae artefacts in the world, noted that “rights issues” made the Government press pause on its interest years ago. Owned by historian and author Roger Steffens…
Laura Perrin is a technical consultant at WPS Compliance Consulting Earth Overshoot Day marks the point each year when humanity’s demand for resources exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. This year it fell on 1 August. Globally, we have depleted the world’s annual… The post Earth Overshoot Day: a wake-up call for sustainable…
Amnesty International’s Nigeria director Isa Sanusi said in an interview that the organization independently verified the deaths that were reported by witnesses, families of the victims and lawyers…
Guinea’s former military leader was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges stemming from the 2009 massacre of more than 150 people during a pro-democracy rally in the capital Conakry…
JAKARTA – New rules issued this week by Indonesia will make the police the only authority allowed to give the go-ahead for abortions for rape victims, drawing criticism from rights activists who said the changes were regressive…