Category: Foreign News
Growing up, Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri was often bullied by other kids and even overlooked by adults because of her nickname. Annoyed by too many comments about having a second daughter, Victoria’s mom had given her a nickname that sounded like Nigerian slang for “oh, shut up.” Unfortunately for Victoria, it stuck. One day, she began demanding […]
A Rwandan court on Thursday sentenced a prominent YouTube commentator and genocide survivor to 15 years in prison for “inciting violence” after she hit out at President Paul Kagame on her channel. Yvonne Idamange is one of a number of people who have fallen foul of the authorities after turning to the video-sharing platform to […]
The Ugandan government said on Friday it had ordered 54 non-governmental organisations to suspend operations, a major escalation of its efforts to tighten control over civil society. The groups affected include the country’s most prominent rights organisation, Chapter Four, as well as religious, environmental and electoral democracy groups. The shutdown was ordered “with immediate effect”, the […]
In Nigeria, the Action Group on Free Civic Space is documenting and analyzing coronavirus-related government measures as well as violence by public authorities. The group Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has launched a hotline to report human rights violations related to the crisis and has successfully filed a court application on behalf of citizens who were assaulted by police […]
”In Nigeria, top civic watchdog Spaces for Change has adapted their digital platform to monitor government measures and document violence perpetrated or permitted by state agents in the context of COVID-19. The digital tracker collates reports from Nigeria’s 36 states and the West Africa sub-region” Read more: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/how-civil-society-fighting-back-against-coronavirus-crackdowns/
Nigerian Civil Society Pushes Back on Draconian Disease Bill
COVID-19 and the Shrinking Civic Space in Nigeria
The Action Group on Free Civic Space in Nigeria works to co-create a unified sector position and voice to defend civic space against security-induced restrictions. Read the summary and find the full case study at the bottom of the page. Spaces for Change: From informal networks and collaboration to the Action Group for […]
Global NPO Coalition on FATF: Nigeria: Report on Closing Spaces for Civil Society and Democratic Engagement
Reclaiming Civic Space: Resistance, Resilience and Resources
NYU LAW: Reclaiming Civic Space: Resistance, Resilience, and Resources
Sur Conectas Human Rights – Issue V. 26