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Shell faces Dutch court for Niger Delta oil damage
The oil giant Shell could be exposed to a raft of compensation claims and be forced to disclose previously withheld…
December 15, 2015
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Five years of human rights failure shames FIFA and Qatar
Labor exploitation remains rampant in Qatar as the authorities fail to deliver significant reforms, Amnesty International said today before the…
December 1, 2015
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Myanmar: Letpadaung mine protesters still denied justice
Myanmar’s government stands accused of putting profits before human rights at the Letpadaung copper mine, with continued detention of activists…
November 27, 2015
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Niger Delta: Shell’s manifestly false claims about oil pollution exposed, again
Claims by oil giant Shell that it has cleaned up heavily polluted areas of the Niger Delta are blatantly false,…
November 2, 2015
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USA must listen to the United Nations and lift economic embargo on Cuba
A UN vote to lift the US embargo on Cuba today sends, once again, a strong message to US President…
October 27, 2015
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Court Should Overturn Decision Limiting Corporate Transparency
Citing First Amendment, court limited government’s ability to require corporate disclosures and ignored positive impact of conflict minerals rule
October 2, 2015
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Companies Must Not Profit From Blood Diamonds in the Central African Republic
The Central African Republic’s (CAR) biggest traders have purchased diamonds worth several million dollars without adequately investigating whether they financed…
September 29, 2015
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UAE denies entry to Amnesty International expert
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) refusal to allow an Amnesty International expert to enter the country last night to speak…
May 27, 2015
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Nearly 80% of Surveyed US Companies Fail to Meet Requirements of Conflict Minerals Law
Nearly 80 per cent of U.S. public companies analyzed by human rights groups are failing to adequately check and disclose…
April 21, 2015
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Digging for Transparency: How U.S. Companies are Only Scratching the Surface of Conflict Minerals Reporting
Nearly 80 per cent of U.S. public companies analyzed by human rights groups are failing to adequately check and disclose…
April 21, 2015
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Amnesty International and John Legend Launch Write for Rights Campaign
Amnesty International today released a new video from award winning artist John Legend as part of its Write for Rights…
November 18, 2014
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India: Victory for Bhopal gas leak survivors as government promises additional compensation
India’s government has today agreed to increase a multi-million dollar compensation claim against Union Carbide over the 1984 gas leak…
November 14, 2014