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Nigeria: Further information: Demolitions cease but people still ...
10 May 2013

Hundreds of people in Badia East settlement in Lagos State, Nigeria, are still at risk of further evictions, after they were forcibly evicted from their homes on ...

Urgent Action       AFR 44/005/2013

Letter Writing Marathon 2012: Final report
3 April 2013

In 2012, 12 cases of individuals and communities whose human rights have been violated were given huge international public attention by Amnesty International. ...

Report       ACT 30/022/2013

Nigeria: Lagos State government should stop harassment and ...
3 April 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT . AI Index: AFR 44/004/2013. 3 April 2013 . Nigeria: Lagos State government should ...

Public Statement       AFR 44/004/2013

Wire, March/April 2013 (10 December 2012)
1 March 2013

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Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2013

Wire, March/April 2013 (10 December 2012)
1 March 2013

1) The Agenda 2) Up front: Not forgotten: A return to South Sudan 3) Enough! Time for a strong Arms Trade Treaty 4) We're unlocking the truth about secret renditions ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2013

Nigeria: Hundreds forcibly evicted in Lagos, Nigeria
26 February 2013

At least 300 homes have been demolished and hundreds of residents have been left homeless as Lagos State officials carried out a forced eviction on 23 February ...

Urgent Action       AFR 44/002/2013

Amnesty International | Nigeria: Hundreds of people forcibly ...
23 February 2013

The Lagos State government of Nigeria must immediately stop the forced eviction of residents of Oke Ilu-Eri area of Badia East in Lagos, Amnesty International said ...

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Amnesty International | Nigeria: No justice for the dead
5 February 2013

Hundreds of fatal police shootings which each year leave families anguished and bereaved are not being investigated effectively because of a failure of the Nigerian ...

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Nigeria: No justice for the dead
5 February 2013

The government of Nigeria must take steps to prevent deaths resulting from excessive or unlawful use of force and firearms by the police; to investigate deaths ...

Report       AFR 44/001/2013

Nigeria: No justice for the dead | Amnesty International
4 February 2013

Poor people and street children are being unlawfully killed with impunity by police, with bodies found dumped in piles in state mortuaries.

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