by admin_HRWF | May 14, 2022 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Female student in Nigeria beaten to death over ‘blasphemy’ Witnesses say police failed to disperse mob of fellow students in Sokoto who set victim on fire following WhatsApp comments The Guardian (12.05.2022) – https://bit.ly/39P3fI6 – A female student...
by admin_HRWF | Apr 6, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Court sentences Mubarak Bala to 24 years imprisonment for blasphemy By Dennis Erezi The Guardian (05.04.2022) – https://bit.ly/3r8ihi9 – Kano State high court has sentenced a Nigerian atheist Mubarak Bala to 24 years in prison after being convicted...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 7, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Blasphemy: USCIRF Commissioner Davie calls for the immediate release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu USCIRF (04.03.2022) – https://bit.ly/3Cirets – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called for the release of Muslim gospel singer and member...
by admin_HRWF | Nov 26, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Dozens of Christians slain as Nigeria moves off CPC list Six are killed in Plateau state, 38 in Kaduna state. The Morning Star News (25.11.2021) – https://bit.ly/3p8EWcq – Less than a week after the U.S. removal of Nigeria’s designation as engaging in or...
by admin_HRWF | Nov 26, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
A shocking reversal: The US officially turns a blind eye to Nigeria’s endangered Christians By Lela Gilbert Providence (23.11.2021) – https://bit.ly/3FLRqgH – After decades of disturbing eyewitness reports, today’s international religious freedom...
