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Protester hold hands to barricade the protesters from the men of the Nigerian Police force as protesters march at Alausa Secretariat in Ikeja, Lagos State, during a peaceful demonstration against police brutality in Nigeria, on October 20, 2020. Authorities of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sonwo-Olu has imposed a 24-hours curfew on the state effective 4pm on Tuesday, due to the violent attacks on police officers and innocent Nigerians. (Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES 039 RIGHTS

Nigeria: Ensure accountability for attacks on peaceful protesters by security forces

State security forces act with seeming impunity despite constitutional protections for citizens

  • Osai Ojigho
  • Chuka Arinze-Onyia
7 min read
Demonstrators gather in Ouagadougou to show support to the military while holding and waiving a Russian flag and an anti France banner on January 25, 2022. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES 039 RIGHTS

Burkina Faso’s most recent coup proves the African Union is a toothless bulldog

Many among the deposed African heads of state held major positions in the AU at the peak of their atrocities back home

  • Ibrahim B Anoba
5 min read