Annual Report by the Legal Unit on
Organised Violence and Torture in 2001

March 2002

• Introduction

• Use of excessive force

• Selective enforcement of the law

• Election petitions

• Violence against witnesses

• Attacks on the Judiciary

• The Abuja Accord

• Debate on the new constitution

• International perceptions

• Casework

• Conclusions

• Appendix A: Summary of cases seen in 2001

• Appendix B: summary of earlier cases