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Amnesty urges Nigeria to stop torture by security forces
In a statement marking International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty said it continued to receive regular reports of torture and other human...
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More than 100 workers at Amnesty International could face job cuts
Unite released a statement on Tuesday night, saying Amnesty is already understaffed because only 670 of the 740 positions required are filled.
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Amnesty says over 3,600 killed in Nigeria's farmer-herder violence
The international human rights organisation said more than 2,000 were killed in 2018 alone, while the bloodshed had made thousands of other people homeless.
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At least 17 killed in Cameroon separatist clashes – Amnesty
Amnesty International told Reuters that the victims died across several towns in the two Anglophone regions bordering Nigeria.
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Amnesty accuses Nigerian police unit of torture and bribery demands
A Nigeria Police Force spokesman did not respond to calls and text message requests for a comment.
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Report: Boko Haram abducted 2,000 women & girls
Amnesty International says the women & girls were turned into cooks, sex slaves & fighters.
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'Homosexuality not new in Africa'
Amnesty International says there are ancient cave paintings depicting male-to-male sex.
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'Gambian executions' raise concerns
The British Foreign Office Minister is "deeply concerned" by reports that Gambia executed prisoners.
