Nigeria
Nigeria can be divided crudely into a predominantly Islamic north, a central area where major religions are evenly balanced, and a mainly Christian south. A sizable minority also follows traditional beliefs in each area. Religious tensions occur along fault-lines of geography and ethnicity.

Noticias

Assorted houses in Abuja, Nigeria.
Hasana Bulus was released on 1 November but had fallen critically ill while in captivity and died in hospital on 3 November.
Members of the Lakurawa terrorist group targeted homes belonging to indigenous Christians in the Ungwan Mato community on 9 September.
Joy Samuel (izq.) y Yusuf Bawa (der.). El hijo de cinco años del señor Bawa también ha muerto en cautiverio.
Joy Samuel, Yusuf Bawa, and Mr Bawa's five-year-old son were among 11 people abducted from Awon village on 20 April.

Informes

La Constitución Federal de Nigeria prohíbe la discriminación por motivos de religión y garantiza la libertad de pensamiento, conciencia, religión o creencia a todos los ciudadanos, incluidos los
The continued captivity of Leah Sharibu and the unresolved cases of the remaining Chibok schoolgirls highlight a wider pattern of sexual and gender-based violence
We highlight to Nigeria the rapporteurs assertion that in the absence of stated funeral preferences by the deceased, the rights holders of funeral rights

Blog

Every time a community is attacked in northern Nigeria, the same conversation follows. Someone asks whether the law protects religious minorities. It does.
Our daughter Leah, abducted as a 14-year-old Christian schoolgirl, remains in the captivity of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists.
NGA Oyo State School abductions 15 May 2026
The kidnapping is the outcome. The accountability failure is the system.

Features & Magazine Issues

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Secuestro escolar en el estado de Oyo, mayo de 2026.
En el foco: Nigeria
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