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April 3, 2020 Interview

Waiting for the Storm: The Coronavirus in Africa

Pandemic Threatens Refugee Camps, Densely Populated Urban Areas

A member of the Senegalese graffiti collective "RBS CREW" paints informational murals advising how to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, on the wall of a high school in the Parcelles Assainies neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, March 25, 2020.
March 30, 2020 Dispatches

COVID-19 Poses Extreme Threat to People Shackled in Nigeria

Government Should Ban Shackling, Ensure Protection for People with Mental Health Conditions

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March 26, 2020 Dispatches

Nigerian Security Forces to Enforce Social Distancing

Law Enforcement Response to COVID-19 Should Respect Human Rights

A member of the Nigerian army performs a temperature check on a visitor at the entrance of the Nigerian Army Hospital in the Yaba area of Lagos, Nigeria, February 28, 2020.
March 25, 2020 News Release

Nigeria: COVID-19 Cases On the Rise

Ensure Emergency Preparedness for Displaced, Vulnerable People

A securityman administers sanitiser to a visitor to a state hospital in Lagos, on February 28, 2020.
March 8, 2020 Dispatches

Nigeria Releases More Children and Youth from Military Prison

Children as Young as 5 Arrested on Suspected Ties to Boko Haram

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March 4, 2020 Report

Nigeria: Army Restrictions Stifling Aid Efforts

Threatens Staff Safety, Effectiveness in Region Hit by Boko Haram

Families displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency line up for food being distributed by International Medical Corps in northeast Nigeria's Borno state on January 29, 2018 in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
February 6, 2020 News Release

Nigeria: Lawyer Says Police Assaulted Her

Apparent Retaliation for Helping Victim File Rape Report

WACOL and other civil society groups protest against the police on February 3, 2020 in Enugu City.
January 23, 2020 Dispatches

Attacks on Aid Workers in Northeastern Nigeria

Insurgent Attacks Against Civilians Constitute War Crimes

Smoldering ashes and charred items are seen on the ground in Badu near Maiduguri, Nigeria, on July 28, 2019, after a suspected attack by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral.
December 16, 2019 Commentary

“Crying Since Morning”: Trafficking Survivors’ Double Trauma in Nigeria

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November 26, 2019 Dispatches

Nigerians Should Say No to Social Media Bill

Proposal Would Criminalize Criticism of Government

Two men check their phones in Kaduna, Nigeria
November 15, 2019 News Release

Nigeria: Despite Court Order, Activist Still Held

Free Omoleye Sowore; Allow Peaceful Protests

Omoyele Sowore, pro-democracy activist and founder of Sahara Reporters news agency © 2016 Mohamed Nanabhay (via Wikimedia)
November 12, 2019 Dispatches

Nigerian State Pushes to Keep Pregnant Girls in School

Federal Government, Other States Should Follow Ekiti State

Jacinta, 15, was excluded from school after authorities found out that she was pregnant.
November 11, 2019 Report

Nigeria: People With Mental Health Conditions Chained, Abused

Ban Chaining; Provide Mental Health Services

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October 15, 2019 Dispatches

West Africa’s #SexForGrades Scandal Epitomizes Global Plight

Sexual Exploitation and Harassment Also Widespread in Secondary Schools

Cartoon for Tanzania Education Report
October 4, 2019 News Release

Nigeria: Army Frees 25 Child Suspects After Abuse Reports

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