Nigeria Digest #115

April 11, 2020

Outrage Over denial of amnesty for Zakzakys amid Covid-19 crisis

ALERT: Nigeria – Demand Buhari release Sheikh Zakzaky now

April 10, 2020

Background Requested Action Model email Recipient Addresses Background On April 9, the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari gave pardon to 2500 prisoners in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The pardon includes prisoners aged over 60 and those suffering from severe health conditions. Whilst IHRC

Zakzakys not included in presidential prisoner pardon

April 9, 2020

PRESS RELEASE – NIGERIA/CORONAVIRUS: IHRC notes today’s pardon by Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari of 2500 prisoners nationwide in a bid to reduce overcrowding in the country’s prisons in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although the pardon includes prisoners aged over 60 and those suffering

PRESS RELEASE – PALESTINE/UK: Al-Quds Day rally cancellation no reason to forget Palestine

April 8, 2020

This year IHRC and other organisations are calling on people to fly a Palestinian flag in their window or on their car for the last 10 days of Ramadan to show their support for the people of Palestine.

ALERT: UK / India – Write to your Labour MP or Keir Starmer to cut ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

April 7, 2020

IHRC is asking campaigners to join this campaign demanding equal citizenship for all Indians regardless of religion or other factors. To keep uptodate with IHRC’s Citizen India campaign visit this campaign page here. Background Requested Action Model letter Recipient Addresses Background India has been gripped

Nigeria Digest #114

April 4, 2020

Killings reported in Kaduna prison over Covid-19 protests

Petri dish Detention by Mohammed Ibraheem Zakzaky

April 1, 2020

A chilling update on the situation of Sheikh El-Zakaky and Mallama Zeenah from their son Mohammed. Follow the FreeZakzaky campaign here. The world is gripped in the corona virus reality and the immense panic and disruption it brings along with it. This virulent scourge has