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Centre for Legal Rights Advancement seeks abolition of corporal punishment
By Ebere Agozie The Centre for Legal Rights Advancement (CLRA), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called for the abolition …
Read More »UN salutes ‘inspiring’ life of civil rights champion, Harry Belafonte
By Cecilia Ologunagba UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday led tributes across the UN to the legendary singer, entertainer, and …
Read More »Women’s participation in politics will enhance democracy – Rights Adovcate
By Doris Esa A Gender Rights Advocate, Mrs Member Adiguve, said women’s participation in politics will enhance tangible democratic gains …
Read More »Court says Transgender woman cannot be child’s ‘mother’
France’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a transgender woman cannot be officially recognised as the biological mother of the child she conceived with her wife, in a ruling described as “scandalous” by her lawyer. To become one of the six-year-old girl’s two legal mothers, the 51-year-old transgender woman would have to adopt her, the Cour … Continue reading French Court Says Transgender Woman Cannot Be Child’s ‘Mother’
Read More »Kaduna Assembly approves castration as punishment for rapists
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Friday approved castration as punishment for anybody convicted for rape in the state. This follows the amendment of the State Penal Code (No.5), law of 2017 which stipulates stiffer penalties for rapists in the state as part of the effort to protect women and children against any … Continue reading Kaduna Assembly Approves Castration As Punishment For Rapists
Read More »ERA/FOEN charges youth to take up the responsibility for environmental protection
By Angela James, An environmental human rights advocacy group, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FOEN, has charged youths …
Read More »IGP, Delta CP urged to investigate killing of tricycle rider in Delta
By Shedrack Onitsha, The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Muhammad Adamu and the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, Mr Muhammed …
Read More »Woman cuts off penis of attempted rapist
A woman in Pakistan has cut off the penis of a man she accused of trying to rape her, police …
Read More »One dies in Ilorin cult clash
Suspected secret cult members have reportedly killed a young man at Saw Mill area of Ilorin metropolis during a clash …
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