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Press Release
Amnesty International, Responding to United Nations Report on Disastrous Oil Pollution in Nigeria, Demands Accountability from Shell Oil Company
Amnesty International urges institutional investors to urge Shell to "clean up its act" in the Niger Delta.
August 4, 2011
Press Release
Nigeria: Armed groups targeting civilians in latest bombings
Nigerian armed groups must stop attacking civilians, Amnesty International said today, after as many as 30 people were killed in a bomb attack blamed on the religious sect Boko Haram.
June 27, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Bombings Against Civilians in Nigeria
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.)-Nigerian armed groups must stop attacking civilians, Amnesty International said today, after as many as 30 people were killed in a bomb attack blamed on the religious sect Boko Haram. Motorcyclists hurled bombs into a beer garden killing up to 30 people in Maiduguri, Borno State, in the northeast of the country on Sunday, before shooting bullets into the crowd. On Monday several others were injured in a bombing also believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram. The attacks are the latest in a series of bombings targeting civilians. Many blame Boko…
June 27, 2011
Report
Annual Report: Nigeria 2011
Head of state and government: Goodluck Jonathan (replaced Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in February) Death penalty: retentionist Population: 158.3 million Life expectancy: 48.4 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 190/184 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 60.1 per cent The police continued to commit human rights violations, including unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment, and enforced disappearances. The justice system was under-resourced and riddled with delays. Prisons were overcrowded; the majority of inmates were pre-trial detainees, some held for many years. Approximately 920 people were on death row, many sentenced after unfair trials. No executions were reported. The security situation in the Niger Delta deteriorated…
June 16, 2011
Report
50 Years of Independence: Making Human Rights a Reality
Amnesty International is calling on the Nigerian government to improve its national human rights record and demonstrate Nigeria’s strong commitment to promoting and protecting human rights within Nigeria and beyond.
May 9, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Nigeria to End Political Violence on Eve of Polling Saturday
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 1, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] International Calls on Nigeria to End Political Violence on Eve of Polling SaturdayAhead of National Polling, At Least 20 People Have Died in Political Attacks(London) – Amnesty International today urged Nigerian political candidates to rein in their supporters to put a stop to continuing violence on the eve of national polls. At least 20 people have died in political attacks and clashes throughout the country in the past two weeks and others have been injured and scores of cars and buildings burned. “Politicians must demonstrate that they…
April 14, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on Nigeria to End Political Violence on Eve of Polling Saturday
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 1, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] International Calls on Nigeria to End Political Violence on Eve of Polling SaturdayAhead of National Polling, At Least 20 People Have Died in Political Attacks(London) – Amnesty International today urged Nigerian political candidates to rein in their supporters to put a stop to continuing violence on the eve of national polls. At least 20 people have died in political attacks and clashes throughout the country in the past two weeks and others have been injured and scores of cars and buildings burned. “Politicians must demonstrate that they…
April 14, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Launches New Technology-Driven Campaign Tool to Mobilize Action to Stop Harmful Gas Flaring in Nigeria
Amnesty International has launched the latest project in its pioneering campaign employing satellite and geo-spatial technologies to expose and fight rights abuses.
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Nigeria: Detention “during the pleasure of the governor”
NBA, Nigerian NGOs and Amnesty International urge the immediate release of Patrick Okoroafor.
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Launches New Technology-Driven Campaign Tool to Mobilize Action to Stop Harmful Gas Flaring in Nigeria
Amnesty International has launched the latest project in its pioneering campaign employing satellite and geo-spatial technologies to expose and fight rights abuses.
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Nigeria: Detention “during the pleasure of the governor”
NBA, Nigerian NGOs and Amnesty International urge the immediate release of Patrick Okoroafor.
March 27, 2011
Report
Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta – Report
On August 28, 2008 a fault in the Trans-Niger pipeline resulted in a significant oil spill into Bodo Creek in Ogoniland. The oil poured into the swamp and creek for weeks, covering the area in a thick slick of oil and killing the fish that people depend on for food and for their livelihood.
March 26, 2011