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Amnesty International is a global movement of 2.2 million people in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights. Our vision is for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. We are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion – funded mainly by our membership and public donations. Amnesty International Publications First published in 2008 by Amnesty International Publications International Secretariat Peter Benenson House 1 Easton Street London WC1X 0DW United Kingdom www.amnesty.org © Amnesty International Publications 2008 LEDAP Legal Defence and Assistance Project National Office 3rd Floor, Lamlat House 270 Ikorodu Road Anthony Village Lagos Nigeria www.ledapnigeria.org Index: AFR 44/020/2008 Original language: English Printed by Amnesty International, International Secretariat, United Kingdom All rights reserved. This publication is copyright, but may be reproduced by any method without fee for advocacy, campaigning and teaching purposes, but not for resale. The copyright holders request that all such use be registered with them for impact assessment purposes. For copying in any other circumstances, or for re-use in other publications, or for translation or adaptation, prior written permission must be obtained from the publishers, and a fee may be payable. Cover photo: The point of no return: a condemned prisoner goes to the gallows. Drawn by Arthur Judah Angel, a released former death row inmate, who was held in Enugu prison. © Arthur Judah Angel
NIGERIA ‘WAITING FOR THE HANGMAN’ CONTENTS 1/INTRODUCTION 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 5 TIME TO END THE DEATH PENALTY IN LAW AND PRACTICE 7 2/THE POLICE INVESTIGATION: CRIMINAL SHORT CUTS 9 TORTURE AND OTHER ILL-TREATMENT 9 ARBITRARY ARRESTS AND DETENTION 12 FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE 13 3/THE JUDICIAL PROCESS: ‘NOT FAIR TO THE POOR’ 15 JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED 15 ‘CONFESSIONS’ EXTRACTED UNDER TORTURE 16 THE RIGHT TO A LAWYER AND A DEFENCE 17 JUVENILE OFFENDERS SENTENCED TO DEATH 18 RIGHT TO APPEAL FLOUTED 20 PARDON AND COMMUTATION: DISCRIMINATION PERSISTS 23 4/LIFE ON DEATH ROW: CRUEL AND INHUMAN 25 LIVING CONDITIONS 25 MENTAL HEALTH: CONSTANT TRAUMA 27 WOMEN 28 DEATHS IN PRISON 28
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