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- 10 Dec 2024
Group Calls for Robust Legal Frameworks to Uphold Human Rights Online
As countries worldwide commemorate International Human Rights Day, Paradigm Initiative (PIN) is calling for the enactment of robust legal frameworks that uphold human rights online. The organisation…
- 18 Apr 2013
HRF Accuses US of Undermining Human Rights in Court’s Ruling
Human Rights First (HRF) has claimed that the US Supreme Court gutted the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), a law that has been on the books for more than 200 years and for the last 30 years has been a…
- 28 Oct 2024
Group Supports Digital Rights and Freedom Bill as Nigeria Moves toward Strengthening Human Rights Online
Digital Rights and Freedom Bill, which aims to safeguard human rights online and protect Internet users from the infringement of their fundamental freedoms, is back at the Nigerian Parliament for…
- 9 Dec 2022
PIN Launches Short Flim, Commemorates International Human Rights Day
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading Pan African human rights and advocacy organisation will today launch its short film online to commemorate this year’s International Human Rights Day. The movie,…
- 22 Jul 2019
Why Central Banks Need to Take Human Rights More Seriously
Many central banks are rethinking their approach to the environmental and social impact of their operations. According to Danny Bradlow, SARCHI Professor of International Development Law and…
- 6 Nov 2023
Some NBC Broadcasting Codes Violate Human Rights- ECOWAS Court
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has declared some provisions of the the Nigeria Broadcasting Code as infringements on Nigerian citizens’ rights, including freedom of expression. The affected provisions…
- 8 Jun 2015
IBA Launches Mobile App to Aid Prosecution of Human Rights Atrocities
The International Bar Association (IBA), with support from LexisNexis Legal & Professional, has launched the eyeWitness to Atrocities app – a new tool for documenting and reporting human rights…
- 25 Feb 2026
SERAP Says Phone Tapping Law Violates Human Rights, Calls for Withdrawal
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has cautioned that existing interception and surveillance regulations in the country could be deployed against civilians and critics of the…
- 3 Jul 2019
Forum Waxes Worriedly over Human Rights Abuse Online
Experts and delegates at the year 2019 Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) have expressed concern over the spate of violation of human rights online on the African continent. The seventh…
- 27 May 2021
NBC Suspends Licence of Human Rights Radio over Brekete Host
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the licence of Human Rights Radio 101.1 FM in Abuja owned by Ahmed Isah popularly known as Ordinary President. The commission in a statement on…
- 25 Sept 2025
Experts Warn: Internet Shutdowns Threaten Democracy and Human Rights
Countries in Africa experienced over 190 internet shutdowns between 2016 and 2024, new research reveals today. The number of internet shutdowns across the continent has been on an upward trend since…
- 15 Mar 2017
Nigeria Gets App on Human Rights Education
The fear many Nigerians exhibit when they have any form of contact with law enforcement agents has inspired a human rights/international law expert to launch #KnowYourRightsNigeria app. Adeola…
- 16 Jun 2017
US, UK Deny Military Officers Visas over Human Rights Abuses
The US embassy and British high commission in Nigeria have reportedly withdrawn and denied entry visa to some serving and retired Nigerian army officers, according to Thisday. According to the…
- 15 Oct 2023
SERAP Urges Lawmakers to Reject Social Media Regulation Bill
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the lawmakers to reject the recently reintroduced social media regulation bill which if passed would unduly restrict the rights to…
- 21 Aug 2017
Lessons in Digital Rights Advocacy from The Kenyan 2017 Elections
In an earlier blogpost, I had drawn the attention of the world to watch out for digital rights violations during 3 critical African elections in August – in Kenya, Rwanda and Angola. Digital rights…
- 16 Jan 2022
SERAP Challenges Buhari to Provide Agreement With Twitter
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to provide a copy of the agreement the federal government had with Twitter, social media company. …
- 1 Jul 2016
Nigeria Plays Leading Role as UN Council Adopts Digital Rights Resolution
On Friday, 1st of July 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council, at its 32nd Regular Session, adopted Resolution A/HRC/32/L.20 on Digital Rights, a resolution on the promotion, protection and…
- 12 Mar 2023
2023 Elections: SERAP Gives Buhari 48 Hours to Withdraw Threat to Shut Down Broadcast Stations
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting…
- 24 Apr 2022
SERAP Sues Buhari, Ministers over Failure to Unblock Lines of 72m Subscribers
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit against President Muhammadu Buhari and two Ministers “over the failure to unblock the phone lines of over 72 million…
- 8 Sept 2019
SERAP Seeks $10Bn for Victims of Xenophobia in South Africa
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mrs Soyata Maiga, chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the commission’s members…
- 11 May 2018
Expert Urges Citizens to Defend Digital Rights
Tope Ogundipe, a digital rights expert, has urged citizens of various African countries to channel their power in the defense of digital rights and other human rights on the continent. …
- 30 Mar 2023
NITDA Supports Avocats Sans Frontiers France on Online Rights Protection
In line with one of the pillars of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), aimed at achieving a safer cyber space, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),…
- 14 Jan 2026
Paradigm Initiative Condemns the Internet Shutdown and Media Restrictions in Uganda Ahead of the 2026 General Election
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) strongly condemns the internet shutdown implemented in Uganda ahead of Thursday’s general election, as well as the restrictions placed on media coverage of protests and…
- 28 Aug 2019
UN urges Nigeria to hasten up the passage of Digital Rights and Freedom Bill
The United Nations has called on the Nigerian Government to speed up the passage of the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill. This call is contained in its concluding observations from Nigeria's…
- 30 Apr 2019
#DRIF19: Delegates Call for Renewed Action to Protect Digital Rights in Africa
Delegates at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum have expressed concern at the spate of violation of human rights online on the African continent, calling for renewed action to protect the digital…
- 6 Feb 2022
NIN-SIM Linkage: SERAP Writes Buhari over ‘Unlawful Access To Subscribers Details’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his good offices and leadership position to urgently review and rescind the reported approval for…
- 19 Mar 2023
SERAP Asks Court to Stop Shutdown Of Broadcast Stations
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain the federal government from shutting down broadcast stations in Nigeria over their…
- 17 Oct 2021
SERAP Asks Court to Declare FG’s ‘Plan to Monitor WhatsApp Messages Illegal’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the court to “declare illegal and unconstitutional the plan by the…
- 19 Jul 2021
HURIWA Slams NBC over Attempt to Gag Terrorism Reporting
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), rights advocacy group has condemned the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), for what it called its attempt to muzzle press freedom in the…
- 5 Dec 2021
SERAP Drags FG to Court for Shutting Down Telecom Networks
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the court for “an order of perpetual injunction to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari and Isa Pantami, minister of…