Nigeria
In 2020, nationwide protests calling for the disbandment of the abusive police unit known as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) captured global attention and ultimately led to the dissolution of the unit. While the authorities made limited progress towards justice and accountability for police abuses, instances of harassment and attacks against protesters by security forces in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Lagos and other states raised concerns over their stated commitment to reform of the security sector. Insecurity persisted throughout 2020 in the northeast region of the country as Boko Haram and its splinter faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), continued to attack civilian, humanitarian, and military targets.
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Nigeria: A Year On, No Justice for #EndSARS Crackdown
Prosecute Those Responsible for Abusing Protesters
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“Between Hunger and the Virus”
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People Living in Poverty in Lagos, Nigeria
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IMF: Scant Transparency for Covid-19 Emergency Loans
Anti-Corruption Measures a Step Forward, but Weak Implementation
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Protecting Schools from Attack during Wartime
Safe Schools Conference in Abuja Shows Government Action Can Bring Progress
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Nigeria: A Year On, No Justice for #EndSARS Crackdown
Prosecute Those Responsible for Abusing Protesters
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Nigeria: Covid-19 Impact Worsens Hunger in Lagos
Inadequate Support Highlights Need for Expanded Social Security System
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Human Rights Watch Submission to the Africa Regional Review on Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
RE: Challenges to Implementation of GCM Objectives #4, 10, 13, 15, 17, 21 in Cameroon, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania, December 2018 – June 2021
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Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Follows Pattern of Repression
Government Should End Restrictions on Free Expression
