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news NIGERIA: Policía descubre una 'fábrica de niños' 05/12/2013 RT.com
news NIGERIA: Campaign launched to end witch-hunting in Cross River State 13/11/2013 Nigerian Bulletin
news NIGERIA: Extremistas matan a 44 estudiantes en Nigeria 01/10/2013 El Nuevo Herald
news NIGERIA: Senator who 'married girl of 13' accused of breaking Child Rights Act
Nigerian human rights groups claim Senator Ahmed Yerima's child bride undermines protection for legal status of children.
25/07/2013 The Guardian
news NIGERIA: Deadly school attack in north-east Nigeria draws UN condemnation 09/07/2013 UN News Center
news NIGERIA: Draconian draft law would criminalise LGBT persons and rights defenders
A draconian bill passed by the Nigerian House of Representatives would have wide-ranging impact on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons and must not be signed into law, says the International Service for Human Rights.
10/06/2013 International Service for Human Rights
news NIGERIA: Men sentenced in toxic teething medicine case
The baby toothing syrup was found to contain engine coolant.
23/05/2013 Global Post
news NIGERIA: Boko Haram attacks hit school attendance in Borno State
Around 15,000 children in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013, according to a Borno State Ministry of Education official who preferred anonymity, as Boko Haram extremists continue a wave of attacks on state schools.
20/05/2013 IRIN News
news NIGERIA : La fréquentation scolaire souffre des attaques de Boko Haram dans l’État de Borno
Alors que les extrémistes de Boko Haram poursuivent leur vague d’attentats contre les écoles publiques dans l’État de Borno, au nord-est du Nigeria, près de 15 000 enfants ont cessé d’aller en classe depuis le mois de février 2013, selon un fonctionnaire du ministère de l’Éducation de l’État de Borno qui souhaite rester anonyme.
18/05/2013 IRIN News
publication NIGERIA: UPR Submission on Inhuman Sentencing
Our research indicates that in Nigeria, people may be lawfully sentenced to death, corporal punishment and life imprisonment for crimes committed while under the age of 18.

This report was submitted ahead of the 17th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as part of our campaign against inhuman sentencing of children - defined to include sentences of death, life imprisonment and corporal punishment.
05/03/2013 Child Rights International Network
news SANTÉ : Les cas de polio au plus bas dans le monde en 2012, l'éradication en vue
Les progrès majeurs accomplis pour étendre l'immunisation au virus permettent d'envisager son élimination complète, malgré dans certaines régions des ralentissements liés l'opposition de parents à la vaccination.
14/11/2012 AFP - Agence France Presse
publication INHUMAN SENTENCING: Life imprisonment of children in the Commonwealth
Report on life imprisonment sentences for children in the Commonwealth States.
01/08/2012 Child Rights International Network
news NIGERIA: UN warns sectarian attacks in Nigeria could amount to crimes against humanity

The United Nations human rights office today condemned the repeated attacks on churches in Nigeria by the extremist Islamist group Boko Haram, and warned that acts against civilians, including on grounds such as religion or ethnicity, could amount to crimes against humanity.
25/06/2012 UN News Center
publication INHUMAN SENTENCING: Death Sentences and Executions in 2011 31/05/2012 Amnesty International
publication AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: The State of the World's Human Rights 2012 24/05/2012 Amnesty International
news NIGERIA: Child prisoner freed after 17 years 22/05/2012 Amnesty International
news Nigeria: HRW dénonce les attaques d'écoles
Human Rights Watch (HRW) a condamné mercredi les attaques contre des écoles de Maiduguri, une ville du Nord du Nigeria, qui empêchent des milliers d'élèves d'avoir accès à l'éducation.
08/03/2012 Afrique en ligne
publication Inhuman Sentencing: Life Imprisonment 07/03/2012 Child Rights International Network
news NIGERIA: Militant Islamist group targeting schools
Since the beginning of 2012, suspected militant Islamist group Boko Haram members have attacked, damaged, and, in a few cases, destroyed at least 12 schools in and around Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, temporarily leaving several thousand children without access to education.
07/03/2012 Human Rights Watch
news CRC: Optional Protocol on a complaints mechanism opening for signature at the end of February 10/02/2012 Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Violence against Children
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