The history of police brutality and violation of human rights dates back to the colonial period with the then police operating to protect the economic and political interest of colonizers, and subsequently political elites. In 1930, the Southern and Northern ...
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Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 8 14th December – 25th December 2020 DOWNLOAD HERE In the last two (2) months, the Judicial Panels of Inquiry set up in 26 States have received petitions from ...
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Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry 7th December – 12th December 2020 The Judicial Panels of Inquiry set up by the state governments continue sittings in the FCT and 25 states while Oyo, Bayelsa, Kaduna and Kogi ...
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Weekly Updates on #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 6 30th November – 5th December 2020 DOWNLOAD REPORT This reporting week witnessed more petitioners approaching the Panels with evidence of their horrid experiences with officers of the law who ...
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Over the course of the last 5 weeks, the Judicial Panels of Inquiry have revealed specific findings indicating a long history of police brutality in Nigeria that have left victims without justice and emboldened abusers in the Nigeria Police Force ...
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With the establishment of State Judicial Panels of Inquiry in response to one of the demands of the #EndSARS protest, Yiaga Africa deployed monitors to the FCT and 27 of the 29 States with Panels currently established. While not all ...
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Police brutality remains a fundamental human rights issue which requires the state’s commitment to concrete actions that ensures justice for citizens who have suffered different forms of brutality/violation. The setup of Judicial Panels of Inquiry across the states was a ...
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In line with the demands of the youth to set up an independent body to oversee the investigation and prosecution of all reports of police misconduct, Judicial Panels of Inquiry have been set up in 29 states. The panels are ...
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31st October – 7th November 2020 In line with the demands of the youth to set up an independent body to oversee the investigation and prosecution of all reports of police misconduct, Judicial Panels of Inquiry have been set up ...
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