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Expose torture offenders, Falana urges Nigerians

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has urged Nigerians to take a proactive stance in exposing private individuals and public officials who flout the provisions of the Anti-Torture Act 2017. In a statement released on Sunday, Falana criticised the continued prevalence of torture and degrading treatment in the country, despite protections […]

Falana attributes stampedes to criminal negligence, poverty

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has decried the loss of over 105 lives in stampedes during food and cash distribution events in Nigeria, attributing the tragedies to “poverty-induced neoliberal economic policies” and “criminal negligence.” In a statement released on Sunday, Falana, who chairs the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), detailed the incidents […]