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AI condemns Nigeria military and police for routine use of torture
Amnesty International (AI) condemned Nigeria's police and military in a report released Thursday for the systematic and routine use of torture on detainees . Although Nigeria's Constitution prohibits torture, the country currently has no legislati (More) |
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AI: video footage shows evidence of Nigerian war crimes
Amnesty International (AI) announced Monday that it has obtained video footage, images and testimonies showing evidence of "gruesome" war crimes committed by Nigerian Military personnel. The alleged atrocities are occurring in northeastern Nigeria (More) |
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UN rights office condemns Boko Haram for kidnappings
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday criticized the militant group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for kidnapping more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in April and announced plans (More) |
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AI: Both sides committing war crimes in Nigeria conflict
Extremists and security forces are committing war crimes in northeastern Nigeria's Islamic uprising, resulting in at least 1,500 deaths this year alone, according to a report published Friday by Amnesty International (AI) . This number equals the t (More) |
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UN rights chief urges Nigeria to further human rights protections
In her first visit to Nigeria, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay [official profile; JURIST news archive], on Friday praised the country for the significant development in protecting human rights, while urging further protection (More) |
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HRW: Nigeria government ignored years of mass killings
Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report [official summary; text, PDF] on Thursday that exposes years of mass killings in the regions of Kaduna and Plateau in Nigeria and alleges the Nigerian government has ignored the consequences of severe et (More) |
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AI: Nigeria must investigate detainee deaths
Amnesty International on Tuesday urged the Nigerian government to investigate the deaths of hundreds of people detained by the country's military Joint Task Force (JTF). Evidence gathered by AI reveals that more than 950 people have died in milita (More) |
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African groups urge leaders to support ICC
A group of 130 African organizations on Monday published a letter urging African members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder] to declare their support for the court at the upcoming African Union (AU) s (More) |
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Nigeria rights group petitions ICC to investigate school attacks
The Nigerian Socio-Economic and Rights Accountability Project announced Sunday that it has filed a petition with the International Criminal Court (ICC) urging it to investigate school attacks resulting in the deaths of teachers and students in nor (More) |
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ICC prosecutor: Boko Haram may be committing crimes against humanity
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has reason to believe that, based upon the findings of a preliminary investigation, crimes against humanity have been committed in Nigeria by the militant Islamist group Boko H (More) |
Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court
On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879.
Learn more about Belva Lockwood.
