American Bar Association Documents AGF Malami, DSS Prosecutorial Misconduct And Plots To Silence Sowore
ABA Center for Human Rights in a preliminary report on Thursday listed severe rights violations against the human right activist as a result of misconduct on the part of the Nigerian Government, specifically the Department of State Services and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Dec 18, 2020
The American Bar Association’s Center for Human Right has declared the detention of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, illegal under international law.
The declaration comes two months after the United Nations Working Group on arbitrary detention called on the Nigerian Government to stop the unlawful prosecution of Sowore for his attempts to organise a peaceful protest in August of 2019.
Audrey Azoulay
A new partnership between UNESCO and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) aimed at strengthening press freedom and the safety of journalists has been signed. Already a 7 million euros endowment has been announced by Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok at the 2020 World Press Freedom Conference co-organised by UNESCO and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on December 9 and 10.
The partnership aims to put in place activities that support an independent and free press, ensure the safety of journalists – with particular focus on women journalists – promote access to information, and fight against impunity for crimes committed against media professionals.
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UNESCO & OHCHR receive €7m from Netherlands to reinforce freedom of expression
Paris, December 10 – The new partnership between UNESCO and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will strengthen press freedom and the safety of journalists, with an endowment of seven million euros announced by Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok at the 2020 World Press Freedom Conference co-organized by UNESCO and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 9 and 10 December.
The partnership will aim to put in place activities that support an independent and free press, ensure the safety of journalists – with particular focus on women journalists – promote access to information, and fight against impunity for crimes committed against media professionals.