CHAD: TORTURE DETAILED AT TRIAL
Court Hears Evidence Against 21 Agents Of Ex-Dictator Hissène Habré Dramatic evidence presented at the trial in Chad [3] [2] of 21 former security agents confirms that torture was systematic
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Pro Bono Lawyers Get Rewarded For Their Service to Humanity
The Speeding up Criminal Justice Project of the Justice for All Programme is a DFID funded intervention introduced, among other objectives, to address in a holistic manner the challenge of
Read ContinueEnugu Judiciary Gets a Bail Information Center
The problem of high population of Awaiting Trial Persons (ATPs) has been consistently underscored by both state and non-state actors as a major crack in the Nigerian criminal justice system.
Read ContinuePRAWA Protects Youths-at-Risk As It Embarks on Anti Human Trafficking Project in Nigerian States
Given its current status as a source, transit and destination country, Human Trafficking, especially on youths, women and children, has become a major challenge in contemporary Nigeria. The victims of
Read ContinueConclusions of the African Forum on Security Sector Reform
The African Union (AU) hosted the Africa Forum on Security Sector Reform (SSR), from 24 – 26 November 2014, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The Forum was organised
Read ContinuePRAWA Engages in a “Police Against Gender-Based Violence and HIV/AIDS” Project
In November, 2014 the newly constituted Gender Unit and the training department of the Nigeria Police Force were the primary beneficiaries of activities geared towards enlightenment and capacity building on
Read ContinuePrison Congestion: CJN asks Magistrates to Liberalise Bail conditions
Worried by the rising figures of awaiting trial inmates in various prison facilities across the federation, Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has asked magistrates to stop imposing
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