The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has said the militarisation and clampdown on the South-East region between January and December 2022 led to the killing of 700 civilians and arrest of over 1000 suspects. The group disclosed this in a statement signed by Emeka Umeagbalasi, Board Chairman; Obianuju Joy Igboeli Esquire, Head, Civil Liberties and Rule of Law and Chidinma Udegbunam and Head, Campaign and Publicity Department.
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has alleged that the military and police in the South East geo-political zone
A human rights organisation based in South-East Nigeria, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has decried the silence and inaction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and global powers to the grave deteriorating human rights and fundamental freedom around the globe. Intersociety in a statement issued on Saturday to mark the 2022 World Human Rights Day, described the global state of human rights violations, especially in Africa and Nigeria, as under threat.
Human rights organisation, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has slammed the Nigerian Army over its “partisanship and crude soldiering” which are worsening insecurity in the South-East region. Intersociety stated that beyond the Nigerian Army’s watery and diversionary reaction including deliberate misrepresentation, the military failed to address specific issues of human rights violations raised by the civil society.