GENEVA (28 April 2021) – UN experts* today called on Nigerian authorities to comply with the decision of the Federal High Court to release the prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala on bail. “Today marks one year since Mr. Bala was arrested and detained in Kano State, without any formal charges, on allegations of blasphemy. His arbitrary detention has continued despite our appeals to the Government in May and July last year,” the human rights experts said.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 28 April 2021. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
