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Women’s Day: Nigeria lags behind in gender equality, poor representation in govt

CONSIDERING the representation of women in the Nigerian political space, the country is still slow in achieving gender equality. Not...

EU criticises Saudi Arabia over human rights abuse

For the first time since the setup of the United Nations Forum in 2006, Saudi Arabia has been criticised...
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UN experts urge Ghana to ensure justice for murdered journalist Hussein-Suale

United Nations Special Rapporteurs have charged the Ghanaian government with the responsibility of ensuring an independent, prompt and transparent...

UN condemns suspension of Nigeria’s Chief Justice, says it breaches human rights

THE United Nations on Monday said that the suspension of Nigeria's most senior judge by President Muhammadu Buhari broke international human rights...
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UN to investigate Khashoggi death, Saudi-Turkey investigation going nowhere

Michelle Bachelet, the new United Nations human rights chief has told Al Jazeera it’s time for the UN to investigate Jamal Khashoggi's...

More than a third of women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence , says UN

MORE than a third of women worldwide have experienced either physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives,...
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