This report documents the the trend of human rights protection in Nigeria between April and June 2022. It is the second in the series of Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC)’s Nigeria Quarterly Human Rights Report for the year 2022. It identifies incidents of human rights violations suffered by Nigerian citizens and residents in different parts of the country. In addition to documenting violations recorded in the period, this report also highlights instances of continuing abuse in the case of incidents already reported in the previous quarter.
In the period under review, increased insecurity was observed across the country. Insecurity has adversely affected the daily lives of individuals and the operation of businesses. Violent attacks and kidnapping targeted at places of religious worship and clerics exacerbated infringement on religious rights. The period also saw a surge in citizens taking laws into their hands, attacking and killing individuals ostensibly for perceived offences including blasphemy, meaning that jungle justice is on the rise.
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