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Nigeria: Authorities must investigate deaths of at least 150 Fulani people in military camp

The Nigerian authorities must conduct a prompt, thorough, independent, impartial, transparent and effective investigation into the reported deaths of least 150 members of the Fulani community, most of them children, who have been arbitrarily detained by the Nigerian military in the north-central state of Kwara, Amnesty International said today. An investigation by the human rights […]

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Uganda: Authorities must investigate election-related killings, arbitrary arrests and torture of opposition members, supporters

Ugandan security forces targeted members and supporters of the opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP) with lethal force, arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment before, during and after the 15 January general elections, Amnesty International said today. The organization received multiple reports indicating that between 15 and 18 January, the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) […]