The government of the United States has rated the Nigerian government very
\nlow in terms of respect for fundamental human rights of the citizens and
\ncorruption.<\/p>\n
In its annual report on respect for human rights globally released on
\nMonday, the US said violations of human rights continued to grow as Buhari
\nwatched officials in his administration committed these violations.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0April 30<\/span><\/span>, Buhari is expected to meet with President Donald Trump at the The report on global human rights violations which was released in \u201cImpunity remained widespread at all levels of government. The government \u201cMost significant human rights issues included extrajudicial and arbitrary \u201cThere were also civilian detentions in military facilities, often based \u201cThis was in addition to official corruption; lack of accountability in The report stated further that Boko Haram insurgents did not only violate \u201cThe groups conducted numerous attacks on government and civilian targets \u201dBoko Haram\u2019s numerous attacks often targeted civilians. The group, which \u201cAbductions by Boko Haram continued. The group subjected many abducted \u201cIn its response to Boko Haram and ISIS-WA attacks, and at times in The government of the United States has rated the Nigerian government very low in terms of respect for fundamental human rights of the citizens and corruption. In its annual report…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nWhite House. It is most likely expected that the two leaders would discuss
\nthe grave human rights desecration by security agents who make use of
\ntheir weapons to harm and oppress civilians.<\/p>\n
\nWashington D.C claimed that the President \u201cTook steps to investigate
\nalleged abuses, but fewer steps to prosecute officials who committed
\nviolations, whether in the security forces or elsewhere in the government.<\/p>\n
\ndid not adequately investigate or prosecute most of the major outstanding
\nallegations of human rights violations by the security forces or the
\nmajority of cases of police or military extortion or other abuse of
\npower.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nkillings; disappearances and arbitrary detentions; torture, particularly
\nin detention facilities, including sexual exploitation and abuse; use of
\nchildren by some security elements, looting, and destruction of property.
\nThe report also accused the military of detaining individuals for no
\njustifiable reasons and also invading the privacy of Nigerians.<\/p>\n
\non flimsy evidence; denial of fair public trial; executive influence on
\nthe judiciary; infringement on citizens\u2019 privacy rights; restrictions on
\nfreedoms of speech, press, assembly, and movement<\/p>\n
\ncases involving violence against women and children, including female
\ngenital mutilation\/cutting and sexual exploitation of children;
\ntrafficking in persons; early and forced marriages; criminalization of
\nstatus and same-sex sexual conduct based on sexual orientation and gender
\nidentity; and forced and bonded labor.<\/p>\n
\nhuman rights, but also displaced about 1.8 million persons.<\/p>\n
\nthat resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, widespread destruction,
\nthe internal displacement of approximately 1.8 million persons, and
\nexternal displacement of an estimated 205,000 Nigerian refugees to
\nneighboring countries, principally Cameroon, Chad, and Niger,\u201d<\/p>\n
\nrecruited and forcefully conscripted child soldiers, carried out scores of
\nsuicide bombings\u2013many by young women and girls forced into doing so\u2013and
\nother attacks on population centers in the Northeast and in Cameroon,
\nChad, and Niger.<\/p>\n
\nwomen and girls to sexual and gender-based violence, including forced
\nmarriages and rape. The government investigated attacks by Boko Haram and
\nISIS-WA and took some steps to prosecute their members, although the
\nmajority of suspected insurgent group supporters were held in military
\ncustody without charge,<\/p>\n
\nresponse to crime and insecurity in general, security service personnel
\nperpetrated extrajudicial killings and engaged in torture, sexual
\nexploitation and abuse, arbitrary detention, mistreatment of detainees,
\nuse of children by some security elements, looting, and destruction of
\nproperty. The country also suffered from ethnic, regional, and religious
\nviolence,\u201d the report indicated.<\/p>\n