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Human Rights Groups Call for Justice Over the Killings of 5 People Accused of Witchcraft – Dubbed “ Another Calabar 5” – in Cross River State, Nigeria A coalition of UK and Nigeria based Human Rights Groups have appealed to the International community, Nigerian Federal Government and Cross River State Government to ensure that the…

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PRESS STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESS INTERVIEW GRANTED BY ELDER (MRS.) MARGARET E. ASIM ON THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED BY HER HUSBAND, MR. EDET OKON ASIM

I have read with infinite pain and sadness the press interview granted by Elder (Mrs.) Margaret E. Asim, wife of the embattled Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River State on Biodiversity, Mr. Edet Okon Asim, who is alleged to have sexually abused a fifteen-year-old girl child over the course of three years and…

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BRCI’s Dairy of Stolen Children

Samuel Edet Zion Samuel (pictured) was five years old when he was abducted by unknown individuals in April, 2015. Despite the best efforts of the Nigerian Police, he has yet to be recovered and reunited with his family. #BRCIDiaryofStolenChildren     Essien Bassey Mbara On the 15th of May, 2015, young Essien (Male) left home…

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Mindless Killing of Children and Women by The Paul Biya Led Government In Cameroon: An Urgent Need for Action

Press Release: Mindless Killings of Children and Women by The Paul Biya Led Government In Cameroon: An Urgent Need for Action Ministry of Women Affairs Secretariat, Hope Waddell Avenue, Calabar, Cross River State. October 3, 2018. We watched with dismay the recent BBC African Eye report (see http://youtu.be/ct_SLnAGDuM) on the ongoing crisis in Southwest Cameroon…

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