Nigerian Anti-Gay Act, a violation of fundamental freedoms- Sterling Law Centre (Press Statement)
Press Statement- ‘Deji Ajare Co-ordinator Sterling Law Centre Abuja 14.01.2014 Just yesterday, it was revealed that the FGN had signed into law the Same Sex Prohibition Act. The Act seeks to punish persons who enter into same sex marriages. It…
Read moreUS expresses Deep Concern with Nigeria’s Enactment of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act- Press Statement
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 13, 2014 The United States is deeply concerned by Nigeria’s enactment of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act. Beyond even prohibiting same sex marriage, this law dangerously restricts freedom of…
Read moreThe Madiba Testament- Charles Omere
A great man dies; and the firmaments bleed. The winds roar from the the dark bowels of Soweto, carrying with it the nightmarish echoes of the screams that drew blood. The images of black fair game falling after the crack…
Read moreNigeria: Wave of devastating forced evictions in Badia East, Lagos, Nigeria
Amnesty International Press release 12 August 2013 New evidence from satellite images reveals the true extent of a forced eviction in Badia East, Lagos – one of Africa’s two megacities. The pictures, taken before and after demolitions carried out by…
Read moreAustralia: Retrogressive and Inhumane refugee policy
London, 6 August 2013 — Today, The Equal Rights Trust wrote to Australian Prime Minister Hon Kevin Rudd MP, with regard to the announcement of the ‘Regional Settlement Arrangement’ under which Australia signed agreements with Papua New Guinea (PNG) on…
Read moreMurder of Cameroonian LGBT and AIDS Activist Eric Ohena Lembembe- Press Statement
Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 16, 2013 We deplore the brutal murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe, who was found tortured to death in his home in Yaoundé yesterday. We condemn this terrible act…
Read moreWILL YOU STAND WITH MALALA IN THE FIGHT FOR GIRLS EDUCATION
Last October, Malala was shot by the Taliban for speaking up for girls’ education. On Friday she will mark her 16th birthday by delivering to the UN a set of education demands written by young people. She will be joined…
Read more“Putting Liberty at Risk in the Name of Order and National Security” – by Caroline Arnold
“Putting Liberty at Risk in the Name of Order and National Security” – by Caroline Arnold Published on Sunday,… http://t.co/ojNnFlXv3V stop impunity!
Read moreTo mark World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO publishes a report outlining the abuses suffered by millions of children working in family homes
An estimated 10.5 million children worldwide – most of them under age – are working as domestic workers in people’s homes, in hazardous and sometimes slavery-like conditions, says the International Labour Organization (ILO). Six and a half million of these…
Read moreA CRITICAL EXAMINIATION OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROSECUTION OF THE CRIME OF RAPE UNDER ENGLISH AND ISLAMIC PENAL SYSTEMS
CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROSECUTION OF THE CRIME OF RAPE UNDER THE ENGLISH AND ISLAMIC PENAL SYSTEMS
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