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Amnesty International  Report 2012


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Blog: The Shell Game | Amnesty International
29 October 2012

For decades the oil industry in Nigeria's Niger Delta has caused widespread pollution of land and water, damaging people's ability to fish and farm, and putting ...

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Nigeria: Two prisoners at imminent risk of execution
25 October 2012

Two prisoners on death row in Benin City, Edo State, south west Nigeria are in imminent danger of being executed, after the governor signed their death warrants ...

Urgent Action       AFR 44/045/2012

Amnesty International | Nigeria must halt the execution of appeal ...
22 October 2012

Two inmates in a Nigerian prison could be executed as soon as Tuesday, sources told Amnesty International, prompting the organisation to call for their appeals ...

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Nigeria: Shell in court in the Netherlands over impacts of oil ...
11 October 2012

PressItem       AFR 44/044/2012

Nigeria: Write for rights: Residents of Bodo
30 September 2012

Residents of Bodo. Nigeria Write for Rights 7-16 December 2012. Make a difference. For several hundred years, the people of. Bodo in ...

Document       AFR 44/039/2012

Nigeria: Police must comply with court order and immediately ...
6 September 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 44/041/2012. 6 September 2012. Nigeria: Police must comply with court order and immediately release detainee ...

Public Statement       AFR 44/041/2012

Nigeria: Oil spill investigations in the Niger Delta: Amnesty ...
1 September 2012

Oil spills are a serious problem in the Niger Delta. Oil companies frequently assert that most oil spilt is due to sabotage, a claim based on oil spill investigations ...

Document       AFR 44/042/2012

Nigeria: Further information: Thousands forcibly evicted in Port ...
17 August 2012

An estimated 10000 to 20000 people have been forcibly evicted from their homes in Abonnema Wharf waterfront in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt.

Urgent Action       AFR 44/040/2012

Nigeria: Another Bodo oil spill: Another flawed oil spill ...
3 August 2012

This briefing paper focuses on the investigation into the cause and extent of the June 2012 Bodo oil spill. Oil spill investigations in the Niger Delta have been ...

Report       AFR 44/037/2012

Nigeria: Shell fined $5bn by Nigeria for oil spills: Amnesty ...
17 July 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY AI index: AFR 44/036/2012 Date: 17 July 2012. Shell fined $5bn by Nigeria for oil spills. ...

PressItem       AFR 44/036/2012