By Sunday Adaji Esq One common denominator among human rights defenders is the passion to fight, protect, and defend the fundamental...

By Roseline Oghnebrume Lawyers Alert in partnership with UNAIDS Nigeria, brought together human rights lawyers under the auspices of...

BY ROMMY MOM Beginnings of Boko Haram It is widely believed that the movement started out as a pious and strict way of Islam intended to...

By Leo Igwe President Muhammad Buhari has stated during his recent visit to the US that his government would not consider decriminalizing...

By Osilama Okuofu Sixteen unbroken years into our present democratic experience and Nigerians are none better than what transpired under...

By Wendy Wright NEW YORK, July 10 (C-Fam) Nigeria publicly chastised the UN human rights office for trampling on universally-agreed...

…….Rommy Mom Esq Onyeche looks through her window to see the evening sun go down as it makes way for the fast approaching dusk. Her eyes...

By Obinna Anyadike Photo: Nigerian Defence Headquarters Security and humanitarian priorities – out of kilter? NAIROBI, 5 June 2015 (IRIN)...

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari...

Abridged paper developed by the Da’wah Institute of Nigeria (DIN) of the Islamic Education Trust (IET) Minna, and the Development...

by Naiara Costa The first agreement is expected to be adopted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in July and will define the architecture for...

Kampala –Uganda – The High Court of Uganda has today declared that the right to health can be justiciable in Uganda. While delivering a...

Sunday, May 3, 2015, 9:00 AM CET The following article was written by Graeme Reid, who is director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and...

People protesting against xenophobia in South Africa hold placards in front of the South African consulate … By Joe Brock and Nqobile...

……..Jimmy Tor Esq The general notion in the country is that corruption is the foremost challenge hindering the development of the...

By Jerome, Uneje Mary Nigeria 28th April 2015. The atmosphere appeared filled with  of hope and expectations as Pa Josiah (not real name)...

Blantyre (Malawi) (AFP) – Foreigners fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa told Tuesday of how they escaped marauding death mobs...

By Sibusiso Tsahabalala The attacks on migrant shop owners in Durban this week reminds us the position of foreigner in South Africa is a...

Journalists jailed by Muhammadu Buhari’s regime in the 1980s are ready to forgive, but others are skeptical by Christopher Vourlias ...

Here at Lawyers’ Alert, we’re proud to be members of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). Today, the Alliance has released the...