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Arrest, dehumanisation of peaceful Lekki protesters unacceptable, anti-democratic – CAPPA

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has denounced the forceful arrest and taunting of scores of peaceful #EndSARS protesters in Lekki by...

Michael Simire - February 14, 2021

Human Welfare

Children constitute 50% of trafficked Nigerian victims in 2020 – UNODC

Half of human trafficking victims in Nigeria in 2020 were children, Chervine Oftadeh, an official of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, (UNODC)...

Michael Simire - January 19, 2021

Human Welfare

Campaigners want Philippines to cease ‘judicial harassment’ of Windel Bolinget

Front Line Defenders (FLD), a human rights organisation, has urged the authorities in the Philippines to immediately cease the investigation and drop all charges...

Michael Simire - January 18, 2021

Human Welfare

Firm advocates use of gas flare, oil pollution fines to compensate victims

The law firm of Ntephe, Smith and Wills (NSW) has called for channeling of gas flare and oil pollution fines to ameliorate adverse effects...

Michael Simire - January 4, 2021

Human Welfare

CAPPA lauds ICC’s resolve to investigate war crimes in Nigeria

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the International Criminal Court (ICC) for concluding a decade-long preliminary investigation into crimes against humanity...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2020

Human Welfare

COVID-19 has dramatically worsened our lives – Migrants, refugees

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a highly negative impact on the living and working conditions of refugees and migrants reveals a new World Health...

Michael Simire - December 18, 2020

Human Welfare

ExxonMobil official confirms worker’s death at Qua Iboe facility

A top official of U.S. oil giant, ExxonMobil, has confirmed the death of a staff member of the company in a fire incident at...

Michael Simire - December 16, 2020

Human Welfare

UN says number of displaced people surpassed 80m during pandemic

The global number of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) climbed above 80 million at the middle of this year, according to an estimate...

Michael Simire - December 9, 2020

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