
PRESS RELEASE – Nigeria: IHRC condemns police attack on pro-Zakzaky protestors
Police used tear gas, water cannon and dogs to disperse the peaceful demonstration in the capital Abuja

Police used tear gas, water cannon and dogs to disperse the peaceful demonstration in the capital Abuja

This Side Panel Meeting during the 34th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, at the United Nations, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland focused on the 12 December 2015 Zaria Massacre and the continued detention of Sheikh Zakzaky.


Thursday, 9 March from 1.30pm – watch live on IHRC.TV

Wednesday, 8 March from 12.30pm – WATCH ON IHRC.TV

The move follows the expiry of the deadline for the release of the couple set by a federal high court judge on 2 December 2016

The soldier’s sentence is less than Palestinians typically receive for throwing stones at occupation forces

Reports say that the federal government has authorised his transfer to the Kaduna state government in order to be prosecuted




