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El-Rufai sends strong warning to FG over continued illegal detention of Nigerians
22 Jan 2026 13:13 GMT
… of experience in investigative reporting, human rights, politics, governance and accountability … message to FG, criticises continued illegal detention of Nigerians. Photo credit: … due process violates fundamental human rights and contradicts the principles …
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Ekiti APC Chieftain Petitions IGP, Accuses Police Of Brutality, Illegal Detention Of Supporters Over Governorship Bid
20 Jan 2026 16:57 GMT
Engineer Kayode Ojo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, accusing the state police command of brutality, illegal arrests, and persecution of his loyalists over …
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UN assists migrants released from illegal detention sites in Libya
20 Jan 2026 11:43 GMT
The UN migration agency has deployed emergency teams to eastern Libya to assist hundreds of migrants released from illegal detention sites where they were held in appalling conditions.
IOM, in a statement, stated that Libyan authorities last week closed an …
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Illegal detention & custodial torture of 18-year-old: Rights panel pulls up Haryana police for ‘inadequate’ punishment to 2 cops
14 Jan 2026 16:50 GMT
… Pinjore cops for the alleged illegal detention and custodial torture of an … , evasive, and dismissive attitude towards human rights violations committed through the state … recommend compensation in cases where human rights violations by public authorities are …
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Adeleke chides Osun CP over illegal detention of aide, seeks IGP’s intervention
12 Jan 2026 18:06 GMT
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke
Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Monday chided the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gothan, over the arrest and detention of one of his media aides, Abiodun Adegoke Apesin.
Besides, he asked the …
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Humanists Condemn the US Attack on Venezuela and the Illegal Detention of Its President
05 Jan 2026 13:57 GMT
Once again, we have witnessed the United States openly flout international law by bombing Caracas and abducting the Venezuelan president. The accusations of drug trafficking and weapons possession against Nicolás Maduro and his wife are nothing more than a …
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Free Journalist Mohammad Faraj: End Jordanian Human Rights Violation
01 Jan 2026 04:00 GMT
… is a serious violation of human rights and a direct attack on … about Mohammad Faraj's illegal detention.
If readers have an extra … . She is advocate of international human rights who was born to Palestinian …
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Telangana human rights panel seeks report over allegations of custodial death of Dalit youth
23 Dec 2025 17:41 GMT
… in Suryapet district. Telangana human rights panel seeks report over … Telangana Human Rights Commission took serious cognisance of allegations of illegal detention, custodial … Considering the gravity of the human rights violations alleged, the Commission …
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Teen’s torture in illegal custody: Human rights panel seeks report from Haryana DGP
20 Dec 2025 04:10 GMT
… illegal police custody, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has sought a … from the court. During this illegal detention, the teenager was subjected to … the court order, violated the human rights of the complainant and displayed …
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Woman Advocate Approaches Supreme Court Alleging 14 Hour Illegal Detention & Custodial Sexual Assault By Noida Police
19 Dec 2025 11:56 GMT
… period of 14 hours of illegal detention, custodial sexual assault, torture, and … police authorities and the National Human Rights Commission. The NHRC registered her …