The report, “Niger: Threatened and Brought to Heel: Human Rights and Civic Space under pressure since the 26 July Coup”, sheds light on the deterioration of civic space and violations of civil and ...

Human rights violations have persisted in Niger since the 2023 military coup, an Amnesty International report revealed on Tuesday, calling for Nigerien military regime to be held accountable. The ...

With low life expectancy, limited educational opportunities, and a high poverty rate, Niger ranks at the bottom of the UN’s Human Development Index. Trucks keep arriving. More than a hundred ...

Some activists and human rights lawyers have asked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to ...

A human rights group has cleared Tantita Security Services of abuse allegations. The group said Tantita plays a key role in ...

Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had rejected that original plan for a three-year transition.

Suspected terrorists stormed some Niger State communities in the early hours of Wednesday, killing one person and abducting over ten residents. The terrorists were said to have invaded communities ...

The Niger State Government has rescued 21 underage boys from an alleged human trafficking syndicate in Magama Local Government Area, officials said on Wednesday. Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba ...

Niger: The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found that the holding of former president Mohamed Bazoum and his wife is in violation of international human rights law. Niger’s junta has ...