October 1 protest: HURIWA seeks UN protection for protesters …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, and the United Nations Secretary-General in New York to exert pressure on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to refrain from deploying armed security operatives against peaceful protesters planning to hold demonstrations on October 1, 2024, in protest of rising living costs and bad governance.
The rights group stated that its decision to use mass media to appeal to the United Nations is based on growing evidence that the Nigerian government, under President…
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