Israel writing Gaza genocide with ink made in the West: UN rapporteur
Agency Report Israel is writing one of the darkest pages in the history of genocides, with “Made in the West” ink, Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights…
Young man in Nigeria’s Osun speaks on how he was sentenced to death for allegedly stealing fowl
A young man in Nigeria’s Osun State, Segun Olowookere, who was sentenced to death for allegedly stealing a fowl, has shared his harrowing experience of arrest, detention, and conviction with…
Macron slammed over ‘racist’ remarks which his office denies
France’s President Emmanuel Macron faced accusations of racism Friday over an alleged comment on problems in hospitals, which his office strongly denied he made, adding to controversy over an angry…
Nigeria police charge female activist for insulting president’s son on social media; remand her in jail
Olayomi Koiki ABUJA – A female activist in Nigeria, Olamide Abiodun Thomas – was on Friday – arraigned on four “criminal” counts by police in the country’s capital – after…
Human Rights Watch says Israel’s deprivation of water in Gaza is act of genocide
THE HAGUE – Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza by denying them clean water which it says legally amounts to acts…
Nigeria police rob citizens instead of protecting them: UK Conservatives’ leader Kemi Badenoch
Olayomi Koiki LONDON – United Kingdom’s Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has accused the Nigeria Police Force of robbing citizens instead of protecting them. Badenoch made the comment during an…
UN chief urges Israel to end strikes, respect Syria’s territorial integrity
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly denounced “recent and extensive violations of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” and urged Israel to end attacks. “The secretary-general is particularly concerned over the…
Human trafficking rises sharply after dropping during pandemic, UN says
Human trafficking has risen sharply due to conflicts, climate-induced disasters and global crises, according to a United Nations report published on Wednesday. In 2022, the latest year for which data…
184 killed in Haitian capital violence over the weekend: UN
Agency Report The United Nations human rights chief said Monday that 184 people were killed over the weekend in the Haitian capital, as Port-au-Prince was rocked by a spike in…
Nigerian court grants human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi ₦50 million bail in ‘defamation case’
Morakinyo Akinosun ADO-EKITI – A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s western city of Ado-Ekiti has granted human rights activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi a ₦50 million bail in a defamation…