Nigeria: End police intimidation of National Human Rights Commission

Headline Title: Nigeria: End police intimidation of National Human Rights Commission 13 April 2012 The Nigeria Police Force must immediately stop investigations into statements made by the head of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) accusing the police of extrajudicial executions, Amnesty International said. Police today summoned Chidi Odinkalu, Chairman of the Governing Board of the NHRC, to appear before their Criminal Investigation Department for questioning.According to the letter summoning Odinkalu, the police are “investigating [a] complaint of damaging remarks…

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