Updated findings on petty offences violations in Nigeria

Over the past 3 years, Lawyers Alert has been monitoring and documenting human rights violations associated with petty offences in Nigeria. This present report is a compendium of documented incidents of petty offences violations reported between October 2022 and September 2023. The data utilized in this report is drawn from inputs made into the Lawyers Alert Documentation Tool (LadocT).

Petty Offences are offences other than felonies or misdemeanours, primarily targeting the poor and underserved in any society. Petty Offences are said to “wear the face of Poverty”, given their predominant impact on the economically disadvantaged in any given community. They include hawking, loitering, alms-seeking, etc. 

Year: 2023
Resource Type:
Report
Themes:
Alternatives to Criminalisation
Cost of Exclusion
Courts
Fees and Fines
Human Rights
Petty Offences
Policing
#PoorNotGuilty
Public Health
Pre-trial Detention
Prisons
Use of Public Spaces
Region:
Africa
Country(ies):
Nigeria
People Groups:
Detainees
Disabilities
Homeless
Informal Traders
LGBTQIA+ persons
Migrants/Refugees
Poor
Racial/Ethnic/Religious/Caste Minorities
Sex Workers
Women
Campaign Partner:
Lawyers Alert