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Niger : Les autorités doivent garantir les droits des détenus
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On April 6, members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) embarked on an indefinite strike over some states’ refusal to grant judiciary autonomy and financial independence.
This has led to a nationwide shut down of courts in Nigeria which stalled criminal and civil trials across the count…
Source — Politics
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Niger: the cost of living
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Two prisoners attest to their conditions in overpopulated prisons. A way to survive: pay, every month, for access to better prison conditions.
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Spokesman for the Kano State Correctional Center, DSC Musbahu Kofar-Nassarawa said the authorities discovered that some illegal items, such as marijuana and mobile phones were smuggled into the prison.
He said upon discovery of the items, the officials swiftly confiscated them, prompting the inmate…
Source — Daily nigerian
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Niger: Surpeuplées, les prisons sont des incubateurs pour les djihadistes
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Source — Le Point & AFP
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Au Niger les maisons d’arrêt riment avec la surpopulation carcérale. Il y a davantage de prévenus que de condamnés alors que cela devrait être l’inverse. Et avec l’arrivée massive de plus d’un millier de membres présumés de Boko Haram dans les prisons nigériennes, la situation est préoccupante : il…
Source — RFI
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