An NGO, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has called for the decriminalization and declassification of petty offences in Kano state The PRAWA programme Coordinator in Kano, Hajiya Kaltume Mohammed made the
Read ContinueThe Federal Government spends a whopping N33,878,700 to feed 75,285 inmates in the various prison cells across the country. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian
Read ContinueThe Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Actions (PRAWA) has called for a review of the criminal laws in the country to stop the treatment of minor abc petty offences as crime.
Read ContinueUju Agomoh, executive director of the Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Actions (PRAWA), says prostitution, hawking and loitering should not be treated as criminal offences. She said this while speaking at
Read Continue– The Chief Judge of the FCT, Justice Ishaq Bello, has warned that arresting petty traders is a recipe for more crimes – Justice Bello gave the warning at a
Read ContinueA non-governmental organization, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), has said that human rights need to be fully understood by the police officers and implemented into the operations and training
Read ContinueToday, Menstrual Hygiene Day is a day for awareness of the need to prioritise menstrual health because menstruation matters to everyone, everywhere. This year’s theme is No More Limits: Empowering
Read ContinueNPS Wins African Award for Prison Decongestion Campaign The Nigeria Prison Service (NPS) has won SABRE Awards Africa on Public Education for its media campaign on Prison Decongestion by tackling
Read ContinueThe Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has bestowed an award on veteran prison reform activist and Founder/Executive Director of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Dr. Uju Agomoh. The award was
Read ContinueThe Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Criminal Justice Reform Committee (CJRC) has honoured the association’s President Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court Justice Ishaq
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