Nigeria has a policy of de-radicalisation of former Boko Haram fighters, but overlooks the voices of soldiers who have to carry out the policy.
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These amnesties occurred under successive Labor and Liberal federal governments, and each enjoyed enthusiastic bipartisan support.
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The Ugandan militant remains on the run despite a US$5 million bounty on his head for war crimes committed between 1987 and 2006.
Scholars explain how and why terrorists appear to be running rampant across Nigeria.
The British government’s plans to grant amnesty for Troubles-related crimes has drawn widespread opposition in Ireland.
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The British think tank Transform has given Canada high marks for its cannabis legalization efforts. But it also delved into areas that still need work, including social equity issues like amnesty.
Why a broad amnesty for Northern Ireland’s Troubles remains unlikely.
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Mexico’s presidential front-runner wants to end violence in Mexico by pardoning drug traffickers and corrupt officials. Some 235,000 people have died in the country’s 11-year cartel war.
Nigeria’s disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programme includes monthly allowances which created new problems in the Niger Delta region.
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