Patrick Okoroafor was just 14 years old when he was arrested in May
1995. Two years later, he was sentenced to death for robbery.
Amnesty International today wrote to the Nigerian government calling on them to provide Henry Okah and Edward Atatah immediate access to lawyers and their families.
In Nigeria, sixty five percent of prison inmates have never been
convicted of any crime, with some awaiting trial for up to ten years.
(Abuja, Nigeria) Amnesty International today exposed the appalling state of Nigeria’s prison system, saying that Nigeria’s prisons are filled with people whose human rights are being systematically violated.
Amnesty International revealed today that secret executions have been taking place in Nigeria’s prisons, despite recent assurances by the government that Nigeria has not executed “in years.”
Secret executions have taken place in Nigeria's prisons, despite recent assurances by the Nigerian government that no one has been executed "in years".
2006 was a year in which killings of reporters and media staff reached historic levels. All of society pays the price when journalists are killed with impunity and censorship and fear stifle expression.
