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Hope Behind Bars Africa Hosts
CIVICUS WeRise! Cohort 2 in Abuja
As the International Organizing Partner for the CIVICUS WeRise! Cohort 2 Onboarding Week, Hope Behind Bars Africa welcomed 16 changemakers from across Asia, Latin America, the MENA region, and Africa to Abuja, Nigeria. The week featured strategic and engaging sessions centered on protecting civic freedoms, with the FOPA Coordinating Team—Julià López-Arenas Enseñat, Sumaiya Suleiman Juma, Asma Darwish, and Takaedza Tafirei—in attendance.
On May 29, we hosted a special evening reception in honor of our WeRise! partners and to celebrate 7 years of impactful work at Hope Behind Bars Africa.
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What a sad story. Unfortunately, stories like Solomon’s are becoming all too common.
The Nigerian Police Force is empowered to investigate crimes and allegations under Sections 4 and 32(1) of the Police Act, 2020. However, in practice, some arrests occur without proper…
Speaking on this kinds of things, I know a guy, Solomon at the medium facility, kirikiri, who has been in prison for 4 years for an armed robbery case he knows nothing about. He went to eat and got arrested by SARS and that was how his life changed forever.
Last year, thanks to your incredible support, our #LearningBehindBars campaign sponsored over 80 Justice-Impacted Individuals in Kuje and Suleja Correctional Facilities to sit for their WAEC and NECO exams.
We are proud to report that they did exceptionally well, with a Pass…
On this day, I left the custodial centre with questions on my mind: when does this end? When will we break this cycle? Until we break away from this snare, I'm happy to give my support to people caught here from this end.
This I'm sure of: In my days, Nigeria will be great!