Saturday, 25 April 2020

Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment

Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the supreme court announced, hailing the latest in a series of “human rights advances” made by the king and his powerful son. Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation from human rights groups. But they say the headline legal reforms overseen by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have brought no let-up in the conservative Islamic kingdom’s crushing of dissent, including through the use of the death penalty. The Saudi supreme court said the latest reform was intended to “bring the kingdom into line with international human rights norms against corporal punishment”. Previously the courts could order the flogging of convicts found guilty of offences ranging from extramarital sex and breach of the peace to murder. In the future, judges will have to choose between fines and/or jail sentences, or non-custodial alternatives like community service, the court said in a statement seen by AFP on Saturday. The most high-profile instance of flogging in recent years was the case of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes in 2014 for “insulting” Islam. He was awarded the European parliament’s Sakharov human rights prize the following year. The abolition of corporal punishment in Saudi Arabia comes just days after the kingdom’s human rights record was again in the spotlight following news of the death from a stroke in custody of leading activist Abullah al-Hamid, 69. Hamid was a founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) and was sentenced to 11 years in jail in March 2013, campaigners said. He was convicted on multiple charges, including “breaking allegiance” to the Saudi ruler, “inciting disorder” and seeking to disrupt state security, Amnesty International said. Criticism of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record has grown since King Salman named his son Prince Mohammed crown prince and heir to the throne in June 2017. The October 2018 murder of vocal critic Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and the increased repression of dissidents at home have overshadowed the prince’s pledge to modernise the economy and society.

Monday, 10 February 2014

ASUU Accuses FG Of Reneging On Release Of N20bn

Dellyma
February 10, 2014
Education
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asuu protests new 300x195 ASUU Accuses FG Of Reneging On Release Of N20bn

ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities, ASSU, has accused the Federal government of reneging on some of the agreements that led to the suspension of a six-month strike that grounded the university system last year.

Specifically, the academic union, through its National Treasurer, Dr. Ademola Aremu, lamented that the Federal Government was yet to honour the agreement that N20 billion would be released at the beginning of each quarter to meet identified needs in the universities.

Aremu, during a chat with newsmen at the Post Graduate Hall, University of Ibadan, weekend, said: “This is February and the government is yet to release the money for the quarter.”

He stressed that the call was necessary to avoid the embarrassment that the last strike caused the nation.
His words: “All the strike ASUU had embarked upon in this country were basically because the Federal Government failed to honour agreements freely entered with us.

“It is also sad that each time before we begin the strike, we would give the government enough warnings and grace to make them retrace their steps. But they always fail.

“We don’t know why the government is always unwilling to implement the documents signed by their representatives. However, we will continue to fight for the system because if the system collapses, we will collapse with it.”

In his own comments, ASUU chairman, UI chapter, Dr. Olusegun Ajiboye, said it was unfortunate that successive governments in Nigeria failed to learn from history as they always wait till major standoff with their members before doing the needful.

He expressed appreciation to the Nigerian media for standing by ASUU during the struggle, adding that the support was not really for the members, but for a better Nigeria.

source: Vanguard

10 Comments

Asonkpolor pzedd February 10, 2014 at 5:21 am

y d govt promise wot they cannot fullfil?abeg we nor want strike again oh.mey dm go pay dem sharpaly.

LALA February 10, 2014 at 6:14 am

Make una stp rough play o

james February 10, 2014 at 6:37 am

all issue between FG and ASUU will stop very soon

detosin February 10, 2014 at 7:09 am

Al wil be wel

darichguy February 10, 2014 at 7:45 am

make dem strike jor

mr laba February 10, 2014 at 7:50 am

Mr j u aregen

System4real February 10, 2014 at 7:58 am

U c wat we ar saying imaging so call FG cnt 4fill dare promise,we nid a srious chnge in our nation or cntniu lyk diz

moving February 10, 2014 at 8:32 am

Hmmmmm

Theophilus February 10, 2014 at 8:35 am

Oh lord have mercy

Domzy February 10, 2014 at 8:42 am

I smell strike

Sunday, 9 February 2014

Gov. Peter Obi Donates N100m, Other Amenities To Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Dellyma
February 9, 2014
Naija News
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obi Gov. Peter Obi Donates N100m, Other Amenities To Nnamdi Azikiwe University

The Anambra State Governor, his Excellency Governor Peter Obi, has donated the sum of N100m to rehabilitate roads in Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

The Governor made this donation on Friday when he visited the school and also donated a 50KVA electricity generator and four buses to ease transportation stress.

He also promised to reward all first class graduates from the university with N1m each.