Nigeria's human rights record remains poor; According to the US Department of State, the most significant human rights problems are: use of excessive force by security forces; impunity for abuses by security forces; arbitrary arrests; prolonged pretrial detention; judicial corruption and executive influence on the judiciary; rape, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of prisoners, detainees and suspects; harsh and life‑threatening prison and detention centre conditions; human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution and forced labour; societal violence and vigilante killings; child labour, child abuse and child sexual exploitation; female genital mutilation (FGM); domestic violence; discrimination based on sex, ethnicity, region and religion. COUNT 4
QSN1 How are Nigerian prisoners mistreated? ANS1 rape, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment QSN2 What are the conditions like in Nigerian prisons? ANS2 harsh and life‑threatening QSN3 How are children mistreated in Nigeria? ANS3 child labour, child abuse and child sexual exploitation QSN4 What types of discrimination are common in Nigeria? ANS4 sex, ethnicity, region and religion