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Four times foreign countries have shown concern over human rights abuse, insecurity under Buhari

MEMBERS of the United States Congress, the country's federal legislative body, last Monday, wrote to Nigeria to condemn the...

HRW urges govt to ban use of shackles in mental health homes

THE Human Rights Watch (HRW) has charged the Nigerian government to issue a directive that will completely ban the...
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How Cameroon assaulted, abused and forcefully deported 100,000 Nigerian refugees

Human Rights Watch, an international rights organisation says Cameroonian soldiers assaulted and sexually exploited Nigerian refugees fleeing from Boko...

Police  Constitutes Panel To Probe Sexual Abuse Allegations In Camps

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris has set up a special investigation panel to look into the alleged cases of sexual abuses and exploitation of Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, by government officials in charge of the various camps in the Northeast.
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Borno Requests Undercover Agents To Tackle Sexual Abuse In Camps

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has said that he would approach the appropriate government agencies to request for undercover female policemen in order to unravel the allegations of sexual abuse by government officials working in the various Internally Displace Persons, IDP, camps in the state.

Nigerian Govt. Knew About Rape Cases in IDP Camps But Failed To Act

A report by the Human Rights Watch, HRW, indicating that Nigerian government officials and security agents have sexually exploited women and girls in the Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps, has forced President Muhammadu Buhari to order a full investigation into the sexual abuse allegation.
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