AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

PUBLIC STATEMENT

AFR 44/001/2010

1 February 2010

Nigeria: Amnesty International disclaimer

On Friday 29 January 2010, Daily Triumphnewspaper in Nigeria reported that Amnesty International presented an award ‘Icon of Human Right in Nigeria 2009’ toJigawa state governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido.

Amnesty International would like to stress that any awards given by “Amnesty International” have not been authorized by the organization and should therefore not be attributedto Amnesty International.

Amnesty International does not have an office in Nigeria, nor any representatives authorized to speak on behalf of the organization in Nigeria. At the moment, the organization does not have any membership groups in Nigeria. As such, Amnesty International does not accept responsibility for the content of any message, statement or report issued by “Amnesty International Nigeria.”

Amnesty International is a worldwide human rights campaigning movement that works to promote all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. Amnesty International is impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion, economic interest or religious creed. The organization’s assessment of the human rights situation in any country is based on international human rights law and standards, and is independent of any religious, legal or political system. Amnesty International is solely concerned with the impartial protection of human rights.

Amnesty International can be reached for further information on the organization’s work on Nigeria by contacting Elisabeth Vikman, Amnesty International’s Africa Press Officer, at elisabeth.vikman@amnesty.orgor on mobile: +44 7778 472109. You may also wish to visit our website, on www.amnesty.org.

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