ADF International today filed a complaint requesting the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to declare Yahaya Sharif-Aminu’s prosecution contrary to international law.
Continue readingAmidst death threats, Nigerian Court rules Christian convert is free to change her religion
Mary, an 18-year-old Christian convert, successfully secured protection from members of her family who threatened to kill her for converting from Islam.
Continue reading“No one should be sentenced to death for peaceful expression”—Human rights advocates call on Nigeria to release prisoner of conscience Yahaya Sharif-Aminu
209 international and Nigerian human rights advocates call for the immediate release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu.
Continue readingVIDEO: ADF International applauds European Parliament for supporting Yahaya Sharif-Aminu and condemning Nigerian blasphemy laws
ADF International released a video thanking members of the European Parliament for their support of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu in a near-unanimous urgency resolution.
Continue readingEuropean Parliament condemns Nigerian speech laws which put “blasphemous” Whatsapp musician on death row
In an urgency resolution the European Parliament has called for the release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a young Nigerian musician sentenced to death under the blasphemy law of Kano state, northern Nigeria. The resolution “recalls that blasphemy laws are in clear breach calls of international human” and “contrary to the Nigerian Constitution which guarantees religious freedom and freedom of expression.
Continue readingNigerian Human Rights Defender Appeals to International Community to Speak Out to Save Yahaya
Delegates from all over the globe were present at the 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC over the last two days.
Continue readingEuropean Parliament condemns blasphemy laws ahead of potentially landmark free speech case in Nigeria
The European Parliament has condemned “in strong terms the enforcement of blasphemy laws” and stressed the importance of the “freedom to choose one’s religion”.
Continue readingNigeria’s death-for-blasphemy laws slammed at European Parliament as musician brings case to Supreme Court
MEP Carlo Fidanza brings attention to Nigerian musician’s appeal to the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Continue readingMusician Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Appeals to Nigerian Supreme Court—ADF International Supporting Potential Landmark CaseÂ
A notice of appeal has been filed with the Supreme Court of Nigeria for the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Nigerian Sufi musician, who was sentenced to death for charges of blasphemy.
Continue readingOver 32,800 Petitioners Call on U.S. Government to Add Nigeria Back on Religious Freedom Watchlist
The removal of Nigeria from the U.S. State Department’s “Country of Political Concern” (CPC) list has led to the worsening of religious freedom abuses in the country. Petition calls on U.S. government to reinstate Nigeria—one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a Christian—to upcoming State Department designation.
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