PRESS RELEASE Organisations concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Nigeria are to hold a demonstration outside Abuja House in London this Thursday. IHRC will be among several organisations urging the international community to hold President Bukhari accountable for the worsening situation in the

PRESS RELEASE IHRC has received credible information from sources on the ground in Nigeria that authorities are seeking to destroy evidence and witnesses relating to government atrocities committed against supporters of the country’s Islamic Movement. The intelligence suggests that individuals including eye-witnesses may be at

PRESS RELEASE Police in the Nigerian capital Abuja have opened fire with live ammunition at a peaceful procession of Shia Muslims marking the annual 40th day anniversary of Ashura. The marchers were fired on as they started the march after Friday prayers at one of

PRESS RELEASE Fears are rising that the authorities in Nigeria are planning to launch a wide-scale massacre of Shia followers of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria during upcoming religious observances. The Islamic Movement claims to be in receipt of information showing that police met with

PRESS RELEASE At least three people are dead and many more wounded after police opened fire with live ammunition on marchers in Nigeria taking part in annual Ashura processions. The fatalities were reported in Kaduna state and include a minor who was shot in the

PRESS RELEASE Information reaching IHRC from reliable sources in Nigeria suggests that the authorities are planning to prevent and disrupt annual processions due to take place in commemoration of the holy day of Ashura early next week. Having failed to execute an earlier plan to

3 September 2019 PRESS RELEASE A United Nations report has criticised a leaked directive from the chief of police in Nigeria which has sparked fears that the authorities are preparing to use the impending anniversary of Ashura to escalate a bloody crackdown against the country’s