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Pamban Bridge, Custodial Torture and Household Debt
07 Apr 2025 15:08 GMT
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THE EDITORIAL PAGE
Human rights and wrongs
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination … the report ‘comprehensive report on police torture and (un)accountability’ says?
• … Question Covering similar theme:
📍National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in India …
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Fear grips Kashmir as young man kills himself after alleged police torture
19 Feb 2025 10:29 GMT
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Makhan Din stands inside an empty mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Kathua district to record his last video message on a mobile phone.
Wearing a skullcap and a blue-and-white sports jacket, the bearded 25-year …
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Fear grips Kashmir as young man kills himself after alleged police torture
19 Feb 2025 07:36 GMT
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Makhan Din stands inside an empty mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Kathua district to record his last video message on a mobile phone.
Wearing a skullcap and a blue-and-white sports jacket, the bearded 25-year …
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‘When we get in the minibus, the fun will start’ — How Georgian police torture detained protesters
13 Dec 2024 18:09 GMT
Over 450 protesters have been detained during the two weeks of mass protests against the halting of Georgia’s EU membership bid. According to local civil society organisations and the Public Defender’s Office, the vast majority of detainees have …
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ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria To Pay N5m Compensation Over Police Torture
05 Dec 2024 16:14 GMT
December 05, (THEWILL) – December 05, (THEWILL) – The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Nigerian government to pay N5 million as compensation to a citizen, Oluwatimilehin Adebayo, for the violation of his human rights.
In a landmark judgment …
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ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria To Pay ₦5 Million Compensation Over Police Torture
05 Dec 2024 14:48 GMT
In its judgment, delivered by Justice Dupe Atoki and sent to our correspondent on Thursday, the court directed the Nigerian government to conduct a prompt, impartial, and effective investigation into the torture Adebayo endured and prosecute those …
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ECOWAS Court Orders Nigerian Government To Pay N5million To Police Torture Victim
05 Dec 2024 14:19 GMT
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to compensate Oluwatimilehin Adebayo with N5million for violating his right to freedom from torture.
In its ruling, the regional court …
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ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay police torture victim N5m
05 Dec 2024 13:54 GMT
The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay five million naira as compensation to citizen Oluwatimilehin Adebayo, for the violation of his right to freedom from torture.
By Mark Longyen
The ECOWAS Court has ordered Nigeria to pay five million naira as …
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Police Torture: ECOWAS Court dismisses suit by Nigerian seeking N5m damages
15 Nov 2024 14:56 GMT
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed an application filed by a Nigerian, Chukwuemeka Edeh, seeking five million naira in damages for alleged unlawful detention and torture by the defunct Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
The petitioner had approached the …
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ECOWAS Court dismisses Nigerian’s suit seeking N5m damages over police torture
15 Nov 2024 14:04 GMT
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed an application filed by a Nigerian, Chukwuemeka Edeh, seeking five million naira damages for alleged unlawful detention and torture
By Mark Longyen
The ECOWAS Court has dismissed an application filed by a Nigerian, …