Nigeria In A State Of War: How Over 54,000 Nigerians Died Outside The Law Since 1999

Admin Fields Highlight on Homepage: No Top Item: Highlight as a Top Item By Emeka Umeagbalasi Nigerias human rights problems during the year (2009) included the abridgement of citizens right to change their government; politically motivated and extra-judicial killings by security forces, including summary executions, vigilante killings, abductions by militant groups, torture, rape and other cruel, in-human or degrading treatment of prisoners, detainees and criminal suspects; hash and life-threatening detention center conditions; arbitrary arrest and prolonged pretrial detention, denial of fair public trial, executive influence on judiciary and judicial corruption; infringement of privacy rights; restrictions on freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion, and movement; official corruption and impunity; domestic violence and discrimination against women; the killing of women suspected of witchcraft; female genital mutilation; child abuse and child sexual exploitation; societal violence; ethnic regional and religious discrimination, trafficking in persons for the purpose of prostitution and forced labour; discrimination against persons with disabilities; discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; and child labour - The US Department of State Report on the State of Human Rights in Nigeria in 2009.read more
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