Tag: Amnesty International
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…