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FCT Night Clubs Raid: Africa Lifestyle Nigeria News and Headlines 

Nightclub Raid, Patriarchy and Moral Policing in Abuja

Leo Igwe
 By Leo IgweThe recent raid at a nightclub in Abuja raises so many questions regarding the law as well as the social and moral trends in the country. Some days ago, some officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) stormed a popular nightclub in Abuja called Caramelo and arrested female strippers. From available reports, they apprehended only female, not male dancers.… Read More
Police Raids Night Club, Lifestyle Nigeria News and Headlines 

Raiding Nightclubs: Next Level in Sharia Policing in Abuja?

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By Leo Igwe As I have earlier noted, raiding Caramelo nightclub was not about law enforcement. It was not a move to rectify an illegal use of a property or to combat noise pollution or traffic challenge in the city. The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) used these reasons to mask their more sinister motives, and to legitimize their illegal clamp… Read More
Human Rights 

Migrants, asylum seekers detained in Hungary ‘deliberately deprived of food’: UN human rights office

Village Reporter
OHCHR Spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani, told reporters in Geneva that under existing laws in Hungary, migrants and asylum seekers who are undocumented, are immediately detained in transit zones during the asylum procedure, or until they can be sent back to their country of origin. “We are concerned by the absence in these transit zones of meaningful individualised procedures”, she said, “which… Read More
Human Rights 

A free press is ‘cornerstone’ for accountability and ‘speaking truth to power’: Guterres

Village Reporter
No democracy is complete without access to transparent and reliable information, said António Guterres, describing unfettered journalism as “the cornerstone for building fair and impartial institutions, holding leaders accountable and speaking truth to power.” This years commemorations which began on Thursday across the world, are focussing on the powerful role that good reporting plays in championing democracy and free elections,… Read More
Human Rights 

Venezuela: UN human rights office calls for ‘maximum restraint’ by authorities in face of new demonstrations

Village Reporter
Opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, who declared himself interim leader in January, appeared on social media flanked by members of the armed forces on Tuesday, calling for action to remove Mr. Maduro from power. President Maduro accused his rival of an “attempted coup”.  In the light of Wednesday’s day of planned protests, OHCHR Spokesperson, Marta Hurtado, said in a statement that reported violence… Read More
Human Rights 

Wednesday’s Daily brief: Day 3 of anti-hatred summit, UNFPA turns 50, Ben Stiller #WithRefugees, updates on Abyei and Venezuela

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End ‘political opportunism’ that’s letting hate speech flourish, urges top UN genocide official With murderous attacks against religious institutions on the rise, leaders across the world need to do more to end “political opportunism” and policies which allow hate speech and violent extremism to flourish, said the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Wednesday. Speaking at the… Read More
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End ‘political opportunism’ that’s letting hate speech flourish, urges top UN genocide official

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Speaking at the end of the second Global Summit on Religion, Peace and Security, at UN headquarters in Geneva, Adama Dieng noted that in the wake of dozens killed inside Sri Lanka churches, a synagogue attack in California, and killings inside a church in Burkina Faso, the threat of another genocide somewhere, was only growing larger. “We are speaking about… Read More
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