Women undertrials, especially those from marginalized backgrounds, suffer prolonged detention, not because they are guilty, ...

A coalition of 24 CSOs has petitioned the UN, accusing Nigeria’s government of undermining democratic structures in Rivers ...

Mhlanga, a senior journalist with independent media outlet Heart & Soul TV (HStv), has been in detention since his arrest in ...

A host of lawyers and groups yesterday, pooh-poohed the suspension of political appointees by Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, retd, describing the action as illegal and ...

The South Korean government's Truth and Reconciliation Commission admitted on Wednesday that the government had violated fundamental human rights in the intercountry adoption process due to a lack ...

A bipartisan U.S. government body that monitors religious freedom worldwide this week recommended imposing sanctions on ...

A coalition of civil society organizations has petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Committee, urging urgent intervention in what they describe as the unconstitutional usurpation of democracy in ...

In the wake of consistent advocacy surrounding the legal instruments relative to the death penalty, The Ministry of Justice and The Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform with support from the ...

A Casablanca Court on March 3, 2025, sentenced a prominent activist, Fouad Abdelmoumni, to six months in prison and fines ...

There is a growing concern about the state of human rights litigation in Nigeria and the seeming eclipse of that aspect of our legal ...

Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell has a simple proposed members' bill to amend the Bill of Rights Act to have equal suffrage extend to local government. Equal suffrage is a fundamental human right. The ...