Nigeria: Despite Court Order, Activist Still Held
November 15, 2019
November 15, 2019
ABUJA, Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
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- Free Omoleye Sowore; Allow Peaceful Protests
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The Nigerian authorities are holding Omoleye Sowore, a former presidential candidate and democracy activist, in detention despite a November 6, 2019 bail order by an Abuja Federal High Court. The Department of State Security Services (DSS) should promptly release him.
Security officials arreste . . .
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- Free Omoleye Sowore; Allow Peaceful Protests
* * *
The Nigerian authorities are holding Omoleye Sowore, a former presidential candidate and democracy activist, in detention despite a November 6, 2019 bail order by an Abuja Federal High Court. The Department of State Security Services (DSS) should promptly release him.
Security officials arreste . . .