Nigeria rights groups seeking war crimes investigation
By Peter Snyder on Dec 01, 2014 01:02 pm[JURIST] Access to Justice (A2Justice) [advocacy website] and eight other civil rights groups brought Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan before the Federal High Court [official website] in Abuja Monday with the goal of forcing an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by members of the Nigerian military and the state-sponsored militias, the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) [CFR backgrounder]. The rights groups have sought permission from the court to file a mandamus action under Order 34 Rule 3(1) and (2) of... +read more
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