IHRC is calling on the Nigerian authorities to allow the detained leader of the country’s Islamic Movement to access urgently needed medical attention without delay after he suffered a stroke in the last 24 hours.

Genocide Memorial Day 2018 is set to take place on 21 January

The decision is a victory for justice and common sense and hopefully draws a line in the sand against the aggressive lobbying of the pro-Israeli lobby

Demonstrators in the capital Abuja marking the second anniversary of the massacre of over 1000 supporters of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria have reported the deployment of police to head off their protest.

This move represents a new low and a further demonstration that it cannot be relied upon to bring justice to the Palestinians

The focus of this year’s conference will be on the ‘rise of nativism’

It is imperative that any exhumation does not go ahead under the authority of the Nigerian government or army, as vital evidence will be removed or destroyed

The fact that only the religious practice of Muslims was singled out clearly indicates the discriminatory nature of the proposal