
PRESS RELEASE – Nigeria: Charges against Sheikh Zakzaky make a mockery of legal process
Along with his wife and two others the sheikh has been charged with eight offences, the most serious of which is punishable by death

Along with his wife and two others the sheikh has been charged with eight offences, the most serious of which is punishable by death

Eye-witnesses report that the dead and wounded were targeted by sniper fire as they tried to stage a peaceful protest

Demonstrators took to the streets in London, Geneva, Toronto, Turkey, Denmark, Indonesia and Pakistan on Sunday 15 April 2018

Prince Deji Adeyanju was arrested and taken away to an unknown location by armed police as he took part in the daily protests

Police have already confirmed to IHRC that 2018’s counter demonstration will consist of a coalition of Zionists, far-right extremists and neo-Nazi groups

The advice is targeted at Muslim women in particular because they often present a more visible and vulnerable target to would-be attackers

Instead of pandering to bigots the government should start to address the exclusion caused by Islamophobia, discrimination and media demonisation

The letter reminds the ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that to repeat the government narrative is a grave mistake




