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	<title>Own all US news! &#187; Nigeria</title>
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		<title>Нигерийская полиция  &#039;убивать по своему усмотрению &#039;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Detention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[img src=http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/imagecache/previewsize/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/PUBLIC/Regions/AFR/nigeria-police-100.jpg alt= title=  /br/Amnesty International exposed the shocking level of unlawful police killings in Nigeria in a new report released on Wednesday.br /
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ldquo;The Nigerian police are responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings every year,rdquo; said Erwin van der Borght, Director of Amnesty Internationalrsquo;s Africa Programme.br /
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ldquo;Police donrsquo;t only kill people by shooting them; they also torture them to death, often while they are in detention.rdquo;br /
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ldquo;The majority of the cases go un-investigated and the police officers responsible go unpunished. The families of the victims usually get no justice or redress. Most never even find out what happened to their loved ones.rdquo;br /
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Police frequently claim that the victims of shootings were lsquo;armed robbersrsquo; killed in lsquo;shoot-outsrsquo; with the police or while trying to escape custody. These claims are often highly implausible.br /
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Fifteen-year-old Emmanuel Egbo was killed by a police officer in Enugu in September 2008. According to witnesses, he was playing with other children in front of his unclersquo;s house when three police officers came up to them. One officer pulled out a gun and shot the boy, claiming he was an armed robber. He was unarmed. br /
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In August 2009, his family discovered his body had disappeared from the mortuary. As of November 2009, the body is still missing.br /
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Amnesty International said that some police officers see the killings of lsquo;armed robbersrsquo; in detention as acceptable practice. nbsp;br /
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In June 2009, the organization visited the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) detention centre in Abuja, which is located in a disused abattoir outside the city. br /
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Suspects are held in a vast warehouse previously used for slaughtering cattle. Chains are still hanging from the ceiling. When Amnesty International delegates visited the building, about 15 people were held in cells. Amnesty International delegates counted at least 30 empty bullet cases scattered on the ground.br /
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Unofficially, a policeman told Amnesty International that many ldquo;armed robbersrdquo; are taken there and shot. br /
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Amnesty International said that one of the main problems is lsquo;Nigeria Police Force Order 237rsquo; under which police officers are allowed to shoot suspects and detainees who attempt to escape or avoid arrest ndash; whether or not they pose a threat to life. br /
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ldquo;Force Order 237 is so impermissibly broad. It simply gives police officers permission to shoot people. It is against international standards, and is being abused by police officers to commit, justify and cover up illegal killings,rdquo; said Erwin van der Borght.br /
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ldquo;The government must repeal Force Order 237 and publicly announce that the use of lethal force is only allowed when strictly unavoidable to protect life. This simple step could make a big difference to the number of unlawful police killings we are seeing in Nigeria.rdquo;br /
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Enforced disappearances in Nigeria are rife. Typically, in the first days or weeks following arrest, families are allowed to visit their relatives in detention. Later on, police tell them their loved ones have been ldquo;transferred to Abujardquo;. Other times, they simply deny any knowledge of their whereabouts.br /
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The Nigerian government says that they do not condone extrajudicial killings. But they are not doing enough to stop them and bring the police perpetrators to justice. Even on the rare occasions when police officers implicated in an unlawful killing are prosecuted, they are often released on bail or escape custody. Some are simply transferred to other states. br /
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ldquo;Ending unlawful killings and enforced disappearances by the police will require serious legal reform and commitment and support from the Nigerian police force,rdquo; said Erwin van der Borght. ldquo;The Nigerian Police Force must introduce a new code of conduct throughout its chain of command ndash; from the very top to the bottom. If not, the cycle of violence will simply continue.rdquo;]]></description>
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		<title>Результаты крова снос домов в Нигерии</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Demand Dignity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic, Social and Cultural Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nigeria]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[img src=http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/imagecache/previewsize/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/PUBLIC/Regions/AFR/nigeria-eviction-100x100.jpg alt= title=  /br/Scores of Nigerians lost their homes on Friday morning when Rivers State authorities began bulldozing buildings in Port Harcourt, Amnesty International has learned.br /
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A crew of three diggers, accompanied by 30 armed policemen, closed the Njemanze Road at both ends and began demolishing homes to make way for a commercial development. A large proportion of the street had been flattened by Friday evening.br /
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quot;Many of the tenants have nowhere else to go and most are unable to afford the large deposit necessary to rent a new home,quot; said Erwin van der Borght, Amnesty International's Africa director.br /
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quot;The Governor of Rivers State must immediately halt the forced evictions and demolition, respect the rights of the residents to adequate and reasonable notice of any eviction and ensure that all those affected receive adequate alternative housing to ensure that no one is rendered homeless.quot;br /
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Many residents had already left the street to seek refuge with family or in churches, but around 100 people with no alternative housing remained in the buildings prior to the demolition. br /
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A woman who had been living on Njemanze road with her three children told Amnesty International on Wednesday: quot;We have not been paid and they asked us to quit. We erected the building ourselves. We are sleeping in the room [with no roof or windows]. We have nowhere to go.quot;br /
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Houses along the Njemanze Road were made uninhabitable when doors, roofs and windows were removed by police last Friday. br /
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Tenants - including many women and children - were given just seven days' notice to vacate their homes and businesses, while most were not offered compensation or alternative housing.br /
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On Wednesday, the Commissioner of Urban Development, Barrister Osima Ginah, went to Njemanze road accompanied by police officers and told people they had 24 hours to evacuate their homes. br /
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For some residents, this is the second time they have been forcibly evicted from their home. Njemanze waterfront community, home to thousands of people, was demolished on 28 August.br /
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Several of the displaced residents sought shelter in the neighbouring buildings along Njemanze Road - buildings that are now also being demolished. br /
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The waterfront is one of the most densely populated areas of Port Harcourt. The state governor has repeatedly stated that demolitions along the waterfront are ldquo;to sanitize and check criminal activitiesrdquo;. br /
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quot;Rivers State government is only permitted to carry out evictions as a last resort,quot; said Erwin van der Borght. quot;They are obliged, in every case, to explore all feasible alternatives to evictions and avoid or minimise the use of force.quot;]]></description>
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		<title>Снос набор покинуть сотни бездомных в Нигерии</title>
		<link>http://ownme.msk.ru/obrazovanie/snos-nabor-pokinut-sotni-bezdomnyx-v-nigerii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Demand Dignity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">13866 at http://www.amnesty.org</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[img src=http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/imagecache/previewsize/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/PUBLIC/Regions/AFR/nigeria-eviction-100x100.jpg alt= title=  /br/Hundreds of people have been forced from their homes to make way for a commercial development in Rivers State, Nigeria, Amnesty International has learned. br /
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Residents of Njemanze Road, Port Harcourt will lose their homes permanently if a planned demolition by local authorities goes ahead this week. br /
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The demolition was originally scheduled for Tuesday morning, prompting panicked residents to salvage what they could from their homes throughout the night. br /
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Many are seeking shelter in nearby churches or with relatives, while others have nowhere to go and are sleeping on the streets. br /
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The demolition did not go ahead on Tuesday and Amnesty International has called for plans to bulldoze the community to be halted.br /
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ldquo;Many of the tenants have nowhere else to go and most are unable to afford the large deposit necessary to rent a new home,rdquo; said Erwin van der Borght, Director of Amnesty Internationalrsquo;s Africa Programme.br /
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Houses along the Njemanze Road were made uninhabitable when doors, roofs and windows were removed by police on Friday. br /
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Tenants - including many women and children - were given just seven days' notice to vacate their homes and businesses, while most were not offered compensation or br /
alternative housing. br /
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ldquo;Even our elderly fathers and children are on the street. We need help from the government,rdquo; one local resident told Amnesty International.br /
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For some residents, this is the second time they have been forcibly evicted from their home. Njemanze waterfront community, home to thousands of people, was demolished on 28 August.br /
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Several of the displaced residents sought shelter in the neighbouring buildings along Njemanze Road - buildings that are now also set to be demolished. br /
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The houses under threat stretch along approximately 2km of road. They will be demolished to give access to the site of the already demolished Njemanze waterfront community. br /
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The waterfront is one of the most densely populated areas of Port Harcourt. The state governor has repeatedly stated that demolitions along the waterfront are ldquo;to sanitize and check criminal activitiesrdquo;. br /
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ldquo;Rivers State government is only permitted to carry out evictions as a last resort,rdquo; said Erwin van der Borght. ldquo;They are obliged, in every case, to explore all feasible alternatives to evictions and avoid or minimise the use of force.rdquo;br /
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Amnesty International has said that the Rivers State government is not following its own Physical Planning and Development Law (2003). br /
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Under this law, they should have established an ldquo;Urban Renewal Boardrdquo;, which would have declared the waterfront communities an ldquo;improvement areardquo;, for which it would have prepared an improvement plan. br /
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This law also requires the government to provide alternative housing for all the occupants affected, which they have not done.br /
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ldquo;The Governor of Rivers State should call an immediate halt to the planned demolitions, respect the rights of the residents to adequate and reasonable notice of any eviction and ensure that all those affected receive adequate alternative housing and that no one is rendered homeless,rdquo; said Erwin van der Borght.br /]]></description>
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