Amnesty International wants justice for victims of enforced disappearances
Amnesty International (AI) has appealed to the Nigerian authorities to grant justice to victims of enforced disappearance in the country’s North-east region.
The region has been battling an Islamist insurgency led by the Islamic State affiliated ISWAP/Boko Haram since 2009.
The human rights organisation said it has filed a case at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court to compel the Nigerian government to provide justice for residents of the area who rights to freedom have been violated by the country’s military.
AI accused the Nigerian government of violating its human rights obligations by failing to protect locals.
In a 2015 report AI claimed that Nigerian security forces committed war crimes, serious human rights violations including forces disappearances in their attempt to flush out Boko Haram insurgents from the North-east region.
Amnesty International wants justice for victims of enforced disappearances
Amnesty International (AI) has appealed to the Nigerian authorities to grant justice to victims of enforced disappearance in the country’s North-east region.
The region has been battling an Islamist insurgency led by the Islamic State affiliated ISWAP/Boko Haram since 2009.
The human rights organisation said it has filed a case at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court to compel the Nigerian government to provide justice for residents of the area who rights to freedom have been violated by the country’s military.
AI accused the Nigerian government of violating its human rights obligations by failing to protect locals.
In a 2015 report AI claimed that Nigerian security forces committed war crimes, serious human rights violations including forces disappearances in their attempt to flush out Boko Haram insurgents from the North-east region.
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