Nigeria
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Nigeria Aims to Silence Dissent With Charges Against Prominent Journalist
Tags Share After months in prison and a prolonged legal fight, prominent Nigerian journalist and client of RFK Human Rights, Omoyele Sowore, is now facing charges of treason. Sowore had been arbitrarily arrested and detained after organizing an event, Revolution Now, to protest corruption and unfair elections. His wife, Opeyemi Sowore told VOA News that…
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Protecting Civic Space: The Case of Omoyele Sowore
Tags Share New Jersey journalist and human rights activist Omoyele “Yele” Sowore was violently detained in his native Nigeria in August 2019 after his online publication, Sahara Reporters, called for a nationwide protest of the country’s president. He’s been unlawfully imprisoned for months on trumped up charges of cyberstalking and treason, and potentially faces life…
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The Unlawful Re-Arrest of Omoyele Sowore
Tags Share The violent and unlawful re-arrest of journalist and human rights defender Omoyele Sowore is a flagrant violation of his fundamental human rights. As free speech and peaceful protest are cornerstones of any functioning democracy, we join with the international community in solidarity to demand that the Nigerian authorities and Department of State Services,…
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Fighting to Free Imprisoned Nigerian Journalist Omoyele Sowore
Sowore’s arbitrary arrest and continued detention violate multiple provisions of Nigeria’s constitution as well as its international human rights obligations.
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Nigerian Journalist Deemed “Terrorist”
Omoyele Sowore covered human rights abuses. Now he’s the victim of them at the hands of the Nigerian State.
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