Amnesty Worldwide Nigeria has urged federal authorities to implement sweeping reforms geared toward defending human rights and strengthening democratic accountability.
The board chairman of Amnesty Worldwide Nigeria, Auwal Rafsanjani, made the decision on the unveiling of the Amnesty Worldwide 2025 Annual Report titled,“The State of the World’s Human Rights” on Wednesday in Abuja.
In response to Rafsanjani, the report is a worldwide evaluation that focuses on points that spotlight some opposed tendencies at a worldwide stage, in Africa and Nigeria.
He mentioned the report captured the realities confronted by tens of millions, tales of resilience, of injustice, abuse, and systemic failures that demand pressing consideration,and remembrance that human rights are lived experiences that form dignity, freedom, and alternative.
“In Nigeria, the findings of this yr’s report spotlight persistent and rising considerations, together with: violations linked to insecurity and counter-terrorism operations, restrictions on civic area, illegal detentions, gender-based violence, and challenges in entry to justice.”
The Nation Director of Amnesty Worldwide Nigeria, Isah Sanusi, mentioned the report painted a troubling image of accelerating human rights violations throughout continents, with Nigeria rising as a rustic of great concern.
” If folks can not stay peacefully, then probably the most primary proper ,the fitting to life shouldn’t be assured.”
He emphasised that the disaster is deeply tied to {economic} hardship, urging the federal government to rethink its method to safety.
“There isn’t a method to efficiently struggle insecurity with out addressing poverty. You can’t prioritize huge spending on weapons whereas tens of millions face starvation and deprivation,” he mentioned.
Sanusi referred to as for a complete technique that features bettering residing situations, decreasing poverty, and strengthening {economic} alternatives.
“From January to April this yr, about 1,100 folks have been kidnapped,” he mentioned, citing a mass kidnapping in Borno State the place over 400 girls and kids have been taken and stay in captivity.
He criticised what he described as a tradition of impunity, noting that perpetrators of violence are not often delivered to justice.
“The absence of accountability is fueling these crimes. The federal government should reveal that there are penalties for such actions,” he mentioned.
Sanusi urged authorities to prioritise the safety of lives, guarantee justice for victims, and safeguard democratic freedoms, together with political participation and media independence.