Amnesty International strongly condemns the reckless attack on peaceful protesters today during a Democracy Day protest at Unity Fountain in Abuja in which human rights activist Omoyele Sowore collapsed and was subsequently taken to a hospital. The deliberate targeting of Sowore must be investigated. Such targeting of activists solely for exercising freedom of assembly is unlawful and shows utter disregard for the rule of law.
The Nigerian authorities are clearly using violence to crackdown on human rights, including the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
President Tinubu’s government has failed to demonstrate commitment to upholding the country’s constitution and its international human rights obligations that allow people to freely exercise their human rights including the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
Testimonies from survivors detained at Tiger Base Owerri Imo state reveal a disturbing pattern in which children arrested alongside their mothers are taken away by police officers and never brought back.
Amnesty International's findings show that these children are not simply separated but effectively disappeared — removed without any record, concealed from relatives, and never returned.
The absence of documentation, officers' refusal to provide information, and the deliberate obstruction of mothers seeking their children all point to a systematic practice that amounts to enforced disappearance. #Nigeria #Owerri
Tiger Base of Atrocities in Owerri: The testimonies from survivors of Tiger Base detention reveal a consistent pattern of torture, degrading treatment, and sexual abuse. Survivors described being repeatedly beaten with sticks, machetes, belts, wires, pistols, and pieces of wood, leaving visible wounds and long‑lasting pain:
@FlySWISS you cancelled my flight home from Cape Town and hold available flights for new reservations instead of giving the spaces for waiting passengers. Instead I am supposed to fly via Doha on Qatar when I was actively trying to avoid this and booked SwissAir for that reason.
Seit 2018 sind fast 200 Menschen bei dem Versuch, den Ärmelkanal zu überqueren, ums Leben gekommen. Die britische und französische Regierung müssen handeln! Es braucht dringend sichere Asylrouten, um weitere Todesopfer zu vermeiden.
Dank der Hilfe von @amnesty_de fanden meine Eltern und ich Asyl in Deutschland, ich machte Abitur, geisteswissenschaftliches Studium, „Karriere“, war die letzten 20 Jahre Spitzensteuersatzzahlerin und werde demnächst Schland nach 40 Jahren den Rücken kehren wegen solcher Typen 👇🏽
Es geht los: #WirSindDieBrandmauer
Gemeinsam mit zahlreichen Initiativen und tausenden Menschen setzen wir heute ein Zeichen gegen Rassismus, Hass und Hetze.
Während Länder wie Mexiko, Argentinien und Spanien deutliche Fortschritte machen, werden in Deutschland Schwangerschaftsabbrüche immer noch durch §218 im Strafgesetzbuch kriminalisiert.
Unser Statement zum morgigen #SafeAbortionDay.
➡️https://t.co/W2aZCOlrGT
#Wegmit218
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“Wie hält man es als Menschenrechtsaktivist aus, sich täglich mit Grauen und Folter zu befassen? Die Antwort ist einfach: Tut man nicht. Man wird aktiv, weil man es nicht aushält.”