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Press Release
Shell’s False Claims on Niger Delta Oil Spills Exposed
Shell has manipulated oil spill investigations in Nigeria, with the company's claims on oil pollution in the region deeply suspect and often untrue, said Amnesty International and the Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD).
November 7, 2013
Report
IF YOU LOVE YOUR LIFE, MOVE OUT! NIGERIA: Forced Eviction in Badia East, Lagos State
People in Badia East have displayed extraordinary courage, solidarity and resilience during and after the forced eviction. The community has organized to support its members in numerous ways and to fight for effective remedies and justice for all those affected. They are calling on the government to give them compensation to allow them to rent or rebuild homes and businesses, and to allow them to continue living in the area that they have already invested so much. In the words of Ayinke Stephen, a 39-year-old HIV-positive woman who carries out health outreach and counselling within the community: “They should consider…
August 12, 2013
Press Release
Nigerian President Must Veto Discriminatory Anti-LGBTI Bill
Amnesty International and nine other international human rights groups urged Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to veto a draconian new law that would formalize discrimination against LGBTI people.
June 5, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Nigeria 2013
Federal Republic of Nigeria Head of state and government Goodluck Jonathan The situation of violence and insecurity for Nigerians intensified, with at least 1,000 people killed in attacks by Islamist armed group Boko Haram in central and northern Nigeria. Police and other soldiers carried out unlawful and summary killings with impunity. Thousands of people were forcibly evicted from their homes in different parts of the country. Unlawful detention and arbitrary arrests were commonplace. Background In January, the Nigeria Labour Congress, other trade unions and civil rights organizations declared a nationwide strike action in protest against proposals to remove fuel subsidies.…
May 23, 2013
Press Release
10th Global Letter-Writing Marathon Begins December 5th
Between December 5th and 16th, Amnesty International will host its 10th global letter writing marathon, inviting human rights supporters to write, Tweet and blog in support of victims of human rights abuses worldwide.
December 5, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls for Independent Probe of Security Force Killings of Men and Boys in Northern Nigeria, One Day After Condemning Abuses in New Report on Security Forces
Security forces shot dozens of men and boys from Maiduguri in northern Nigeria, a day after Amnesty International issued a new investigation condemning human rights violations by the security forces in response to the Boko Haram campaign of violence.
November 2, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Applauds Release of Patrick Okoroafor, Former Nigerian Child Prisoner, Denied Fair Trial and Sentenced to Death for Robbery
A Nigerian 31-year old man who was sentenced to death as a juvenile has expressed his happiness at being released from prison and reunited with his family after such a very long time, following a relentless global campaign by Amnesty International.
May 9, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Tells Shell Oil: If You’re Concerned About the Consequences of the Niger Delta Spill, Then Clean It Up and Compensate the Victims
Amnesty International said today if Shell oil is as concerned about the devastating consequences of a 2008 oil spill in the Niger Delta as it claims, it should do the right thing and to clean up the pollution and compensate the victims.
April 26, 2012
Press Release
Police in Nigeria Must Stop Firing Indiscriminately at Protesters, Says Amnesty International, Following Three More Deaths in Fuel Price Protests
Amnesty International today repeated its call for the Nigeria police force to stop shooting at protesters and urged President Goodluck Jonathan to commit to protecting people after at least three more people were killed and 25 injured in the past two days.
January 11, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Nigeria to Halt Bill Banning Same-Sex Relationships
Amnesty International today reiterated its call on Nigerian authorities to scrap a harsh bill that if passed into law would attack basic rights and criminalize relationships between people of the same gender.
November 29, 2011
Report
The True ‘Tragedy’: Delays and Failures in Tackling Oil Spills in the Niger Delta
Two Shell oil spills in 2008 continue to have catastrophic consequences for tens of thousands of people in Bodo, Nigeria.
November 14, 2011
Press Release
Report: Amnesty International and Nigeria Partner Demand that Shell Oil Pay $1 Billion to Reverse Human Devastation from Niger Delta Spill
Two major oil spills in the Niger Delta, which gushed for weeks before they were stopped, have devastated the lives of tens of thousands of people, destroying livelihoods, undermining access to food and clean water and putting health at risk, Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) said today in a new report, which demands that Shell oil pay $1 billion to begin to clean up the pollution.
November 11, 2011