Activists assaulted and illegally detained by Nigerian police

Friday 9 April 2010 Members of human rights organization Social Action were stopped and detained earlier this month after leaving their office. Amnesty International on Friday called on the Nigerian authorities to launch immediate investigations into the assault and detention of three human rights activists by police in the city of Port Harcourt. Isaac Asume Osuoka, AkpoBari Celestine and Ken Henshaw from non-governmental organization Social Action, which campaigns for environmental justice and human rights in Nigeria, were stopped and detained by police on 5 April after leaving…

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