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"en.20161003.19.1-212-000"2
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"Mr President, since October 2015 Nnamdi Kanu, a British-Nigerian citizen and leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, has been unlawfully imprisoned by Nigeria’s Department of State Services, despite the fact that all criminal charges against him were dropped and a court order has been issued for him to be released on bail. Chapter 4, Section 39, of the Nigerian Constitution says that ‘every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference’. I therefore call upon the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, to uphold his country’s constitution and to ensure Nnamdi Kanu’s immediate and safe release, as well as that of his co-defendants, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwauwisiare.
The Nigerian Government must guarantee the freedom of expression of all Nigerian citizens, including their right to protest without intimidation, and must end the violence towards those who identify as Biafran. I call, too, on my colleagues here in the European Parliament to do much more to promote human rights in Nigeria."@en1
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