NIGERIA

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Human Rights Issues

	Overview	Death Penalty
	Torture/Mistreatment	Arbitrary Detention
	Fair Trial	Prison conditions
	Demonstrations	Ethnic Affiliation
	Religious Affiliation	Political Affiliation
	NGOs and human rights defenders	Women
	Sexual orientation	Children and minors Overview Education Child Abuse Trafficking in Children Child Soldiers Child Labour
	Handicapped and sick persons	Journalists and media
	Military service and desertion	Refugees

For information on trafficking in children see chapter "criminality" [ID 18033]

08.10.2008 - Source: BBC News

Police raid a private hospital where they suspect babies were being sold ("Police raid Nigeria 'baby farm'") [ID 25101]

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