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Rights lawyer tackles FG over alleged clampdown on dissent

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

By Henry Ojelu Human rights lawyer and Amnesty International legal adviser, Kolawole Olaniyan, has tackled the President Bola Tinubu administration over what he described as the growing use of the criminal justice system and security agencies to intimidate critics and restrict dissent. Olaniyan, in an article titled “When the State Turns the Law Against Dissent […] The post Rights lawyer tackles FG over alleged clampdown on dissent appeared first on Vanguard News.

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