Full Coverage: West Africa
December 2007
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12/20/2007
As UN member states voted overwhelmingly for a moratorium on the death penalty, an influential rights watchdog has challenged Nigeria's claim that no one has been executed in its prisons for several years.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Nigeria] [Human Rights] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [United Nations] Image: Death penalty © Fundación Chandra
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12/18/2007
Secret executions have taken place in Nigeria’s prisons despite the country's recent assurances that no-one has been executed there "in years".
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related: [Nigeria] Image: Stop the Death Penalty © Amnesty International - International Secretariat
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12/10/2007
Diagnosed with HIV at a time when having the disease led to social exclusion, Olayinka Jegede-Ekpe suffered through the stigma and became a spokeswoman for the rights of Nigerians living with the disease.
Read moreFrom: Prerana (Associate CEDPA) Related: [Nigeria] |
12/06/2007
A Ghanaian doctor is using solar energy rather than diesel generators to attain the clean water and communication access essential to maintaining medical clinics in this African nation.
Read moreFrom: New America Media Related: [Ghana] [Renewable Energy] [Health] |
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