PRESS RELEASE Amnesty International has declared human rights defenders Omoyele Sowore, Olawale Bakare and Agba Jalingo prisoners of conscience, as they have faced ongoing arbitrary detention and unfair trials solely for exercising their right to freedom of expression. The Nigerian authorities at both federal and state levels have repeatedly targeted human rights defenders, activists and…
Europe, Nigeria based groups adopt Sowore as prisoner of conscience
Press Statement International civil rights groups in collaboration with their Nigerian counterparts have this weekend adopted detained Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, as a Prisoner of Conscience. In a statement on Saturday, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) in collaboration with United Kingdom based groups, Global witness, Cornerhouse and Re:Common of Italy…