Tag: Amnesty International
Shell faces hefty compensation claims after UK Court ruling
A landmark United Kingdom court ruling paves the way for Shell to finally be held accountable for devastating oil pollution…
Nigeria’s military denies forewarning of Chibok attack
The Defence Headquarters has faulted the allegation by Amnesty International that the military authority was informed of the impending attack…
Nigerian Army Ignored Warnings About School Raid, Says AI
Nigeria’s military had advance warning of the attack on a school at which some 270 girls were kidnapped but failed…
Boko Haram: Nigeria’s army denies Amnesty abuse claims
Nigeria’s military on Monday denied claims from Amnesty International that its troops may have committed war crimes and crimes against…
Amnesty accuses Nigerian troops of massive murders
In a briefing published today, Amnesty International has revealed a much higher human casualties in the Boko Haram insurgency in…
US, gay groups condemn Nigeria’s Same Sex Prohibition law
Nigeria on Monday provoked international outrage after President Goodluck Jonathan ratified a controversial bill outlawing gay marriage and same-sex unions…
Amnesty calls on Jonathan to reject anti-gay bill
Amnesty International on Friday urged Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to reject a bill that would outlaw gay marriage and crackdown…
Report: 1000 detainees die in Nigeria, AI claims
Nearly 1,000 people, mostly suspected Boko Haram militants, died in Nigerian jails in the first half of this year, Amnesty…
Boko Haram Kills 70 Teachers, Destroys 50 Schools —Amnesty International
Between January and now, the Boko Haram insurgency has claimed the lives of at least 70 teachers and scores of…
Thousands abandon schools in Boko Haram states, says AI
In its latest report on the insurgency in north east Nigeria, Amnesty International the frequent deadly attacks on schools by…
Oshiomhole denies signing death warrants for convicts
Jethro Ibileke/ Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has denied claims that he had signed death warrants of two…
Prison set to execute condemned prisoners, says AI
Amnesty International said it has received reports that Nigerian prison authorities in Benin have moved a group of death row…
The Furniture maker saved from hanging
On Tuesday, Thankgod Ebhos was dragged to the gallows in Nigeria’s Benin Prison. He was forced to watch as four…
4 convicts hanged in Benin
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Four convicts who had been on the death row were Monday executed by hanging in Benin City, capital…
Amnesty Slams Nigerian Police Over Secret Killings
Amnesty International, AI, has slammed the Nigeria Police and the Federal Government over extra-judicial killings in the country, reports the…
Amnesty wants Maiduguri killings probed
Amnesty International urged the Nigerian authorities today to probe the killings of young men in Maiduguri, by soldiers of the…
Nigerian soldiers massacre 40 in Maiduguri
No fewer than forty people have been summarily executed by Nigerian soldiers in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state. The soldiers,…
Amnesty accuses Nigeria of abuses on terror war
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Amnesty International on Thursday in Abuja release its report on the observed atrocities carried out…
Oshiomhole’s Aide: Why 2 convicted robbers must die
Dr Osagie Obayuwana, the Edo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Osagie Obayuwana on Friday said that Governor Adams…
Amnesty condemns forced Nigerian evictions
Amnesty International on Friday condemned the authorities in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state for forcibly evicting thousands of people without warning.…
AI thumbs down UN, calls for arms trade treaty
The courage shown by protesters in the past 12 months has been matched by a failure of leadership thatmakes the…
Nigerian juvenile on death row freed 17 years after
A 31 year old Nigerian who was sentenced to death as a juvenile has expressed his happiness at being released…
Taylor verdict a warning to world leaders, says AI
The conviction of Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone has sent out a clear message to leaders…
Shell responds to Al’s criticisms over Niger Delta oil spills
Shell Nigeria has reacted to the latest criticisms of its oil exploration in Nigeria and the attendant spillage, affecting some…
Oil Spill: Amnesty Exposes Shell’s Inaccurate Reporting
A major oil spill in the Niger Delta was far worse than Shell previously admitted, according to an independent assessment…
Nollywood star, Omotola wants Shell to clean up Niger Delta
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has joined Amnesty International’s campaign calling on oil company Shell to Own Up, Pay Up and Clean…
Amnesty Slams Jonathan
Campaign group, Amnesty International has slammed the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government for treating the Boko Haram menace with kid…
Amnesty International Tasks National Assembly On Human Rights
The Amnesty International on Friday in Abuja, called Nigeria’s National Assembly to make the issue of human rights a reality…
Amnesty Condemns Mass Evictions In Port Harcourt
The rights group, Amnesty International has criticised Nigeria’s government over mass evictions in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Plans for urban…