Nigeria - 2017 - Justice

Anti-Torture Act, 2017

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This Act makes comprehensive provisions for penalizing the acts of torture and other cruel, human and degrading treatment or punishment, and prescribes penalties for the commission of such actions.

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January 2022

This Act makes comprehensive provisions for penalizing the acts of torture and other cruel, human and degrading treatment or punishment, and prescribes penalties for the commission of such actions.

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