The United Nations has reportedly raised concerns over alleged torture and inhuman treatment of the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The UN is said to have made its position known in what has been described as the Mandates of Special Rapporteur on Torture and other wicked, inhuman or degrading treatment. Reports say…
The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan is facing a major humanitarian crisis. The UN is, therefore, calling for support from around the world to raise more than six hundred million US dollars to provide assistance for Afghanistan. US Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a conference in Geneva that the people of Afghanistan face their most perilous hour…
The United Nations Human Rights Council has called for global action on victims of racism. The UNHCR also wants compensation to victims of racism of African descent and apologies discrimination. The recommendations were contained in a report by the UNHCR, which began after the murder of George Floyd by a White police officer in the United States…
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, AMINA MOHAMMED, says the world body is aware of the EndSARS protests in Nigeria. AMINA MOHAMMED also said the UN will do everything necessary to ensure that demands of young Nigerians in their protests against police brutality are resolved. MOHAMMED, who was Nigeria’s former Minister of Environment, made this known…
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, ANTONIO GUTERRES, has called for an end to police brutality in Nigeria. In a statement by his spokesperson, GUTERRES condemned violent clashes that claimed several lives and caused many injuries across Nigeria. He noted that he has been following developments in Nigeria and condemned the shooting of protesters at Lekki in…