Amnesty International

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian Police to cease their harassment and threats towards Amnesty International. The advocacy organisation emphasized that the organization (Amnesty International) was merely defending the rights of Nigerians. Henzodaily reports that this request follows the Nigerian Police’s demand for an … Read more

The Country Director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi, has said no positive change has happened in Nigeria Police in personnel relationship with citizens. Isa Sanusi said personnel of Nigeria Police have continued to extort, kill, torture and exploit Nigeria citizens they were supposed to protect. He stated this in an interview with News Central on … Read more

The Country Director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi, has said Nigeria’s human rights record is bad, gloomy and unfortunate. Isa Sanusi said human rights record in Nigeria was not improving. He noted that Nigeria’s human rights record has been going from bad to worse under the current government. He stated this on Tuesday in an … Read more

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has urged Amnesty International to substantiate its claims that the Nigerian military committed crimes against humanity in the North-East. Amnesty International recently alleged that over 10,000 individuals have died in military custody since the Boko Haram insurgency began. The organisation’s Country Director, Isa Sanusi, revealed during a Thursday press conference that … Read more