By Kelvin Adegbenga “There are no journalistic ethics that transcend the value of human life. There are none. In a situation where you can save a human life, you must. There isn’t any conflict in my mind”. Sebastian Junger. My attention has been drawn to the press release by Amnesty International dated Wednesday 28 September…
The Nigeria Police Force has described as misleading the recently published report on Nigeria by the Amnesty International, which claimed suspected are made to go through horrible experience in the cause of investigation. The report specifically said the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Force popularly known as SARS was a place of no return. The…
By Israel Abiodun The London-based Amnesty International has a passion for stirring calm waters, especially in Nigeria. It seems, the organization delights more in propagating contrived negations than rejoicing with humanity’s enviable accomplishments. By the frequency with which Amnesty International choruses’ human rights violations in Nigeria, one is tempted to believe there are no other…
A group has asked the Amnesty International to vacate Nigeria because of its alleged interference in Nigeria’s maters. The group, Progressive Citizens Congress, marched to the Embassy of the United States on Friday September 2, 2016, to lay their complains. The Progressives Citizens Congress alleged that “There is apparently a concerted effort to make Nigeria…
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian military of killing not less than 17 unharmed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, during a protest in May 2016. Members of the group had planned a march to celebrate heroes of the Biafran War. Amnesty said it based its report on details from eyewitnesses, morgues and…