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Amnesty International  Report 2013


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Amnesty International | Nigeria: President must veto ...
5 June 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria should not sign into law a draconian new bill that would formalize discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender ...

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Nigeria: President must veto discriminatory anti-LGBTI bill ...
5 June 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria should not sign into law a draconian new bill that would formalize discrimination against LGBTI people and have wide-ranging ...

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Nigeria: Two prisoners in Nigeria at risk of execution
29 May 2013

At least two prisoners on death row in Benin prison, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, are at risk of imminent execution by hanging, as the Federal High Court in ...

Urgent Action       AFR 44/007/2013

Nigeria: State of emergency must not lead to more human rights ...
22 May 2013

Nigerian authorities must not use the state of emergency imposed in the north of the country as an excuse to commit human rights violations, Amnesty International ...

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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

Wire, May/June 2013. Vol 43, issue 003
1 May 2013

1) The Agenda 2) Up front: The pure power of testimony: 3) 'There are no human rights in Sri Lanka' 4) The painful truth [torture] 5) Five ways to repress a journalist ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/003/2013

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. Vol. 43, issue 02
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