Amnesty International said on Friday that intimidation, threats of attacks issued against its staff, supportersw ould not deter them from speaking against human rights violations.
The International organization drew the attention of the Nigerian authorities and the general public to the intimidation and outright threats of attacks that were issued against its staff members, supporters, and premises by a faceless and unknown group at a press conference held on 4 November, 2020.
The International Human Rights Watch said the faceless groups had previously invaded their office and given them ultimatum to leave Nigeria.
“Amnesty International is a global human rights movement and we are independent of any government. Our mandate is to hold authorities to account for their human right obligations and commitments. This we have consistently done since June 1967 when we first started working in and on Nigeria.
“Every person whose rights are violated is entitled to an effective remedy. Exposing human rights violations and seeking redress for them are largely dependent on the degree of security enjoyed by civil society groups like Amnesty International,” AI said.
The International organization said the Nigerian authorities owed a legal duty to ensure the protection of life and property of every person in the country, adding that malicious threats would not deter them from continuing to speak against human rights violations and abuses by state and non-state actors.
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