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Article: Human Rights Watch - Nigerian is Politics Mired in Corruption and Violence
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 11, 2007
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Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
(Lagos) - Politicians have hijacked democratic institutions in Nigeria by turning elected offices into vehicles for political violence and corruption, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch called on President Yar'Adua and the Nigerian parliament to end the impunity enjoyed by abusive politicians and to enact reforms to make government more transparent and accountable.
The 123-page report, "Criminal Politics: Violence, 'Godfathers' and Corruption in Nigeria," documents the most important human rights dimensions of this crisis of governance: politicians and other political elites openly encouraging systemic ...