Global rights groups back SERAP, condemn DSS N100m defamation judgment

Global human rights organisations have backed the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) following a N100 million defamation judgment awarded to two Department of State Services (DSS) officials, alleging that the anti-corruption group is being targeted through judicial processes for its advocacy work.The allegations were contained in an urgent appeal issued on Wednesday by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the International Fed