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Nigeria: Deadly mass forced evictions make life misery for waterfront communities

Over 30,000 forcibly evicted from settlements in Lagos state in defiance of court orders 11 people unlawfully killed and at...

Nigeria: Justice impossible unless Boko Haram terror suspects get fair trials

As the mass trial of Boko Haram suspects on terrorism-related charges continues in Nigeria, Amnesty International Nigeria Director Osai Ojigho...

Nigeria: Shell complicit in the arbitrary executions of Ogoni Nine as writ served in Dutch court

New case could put an end to decades of impunity for Shell Esther Kiobel has fought for justice for...

Nigeria: Security forces must avoid repression of Biafra day protests

The Nigerian security forces must exercise restraint when policing demonstrations marking the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Biafra...

Nigeria: Gallows preparation in Lagos prison suggests spate of executions imminent

The Nigerian authorities must immediately scrap plans to execute death row inmates in Kirikiri prison in Lagos, Amnesty International said...

Nigeria: Chibok anniversary a chilling reminder of Boko Haram’s ongoing scourge of abductions

Nigerian authorities must ramp up efforts to secure the release of the remaining Chibok girls and thousands of others abducted...

UK: Shell ruling could give green light to corporations for abuses abroad

On Thursday 26 January the UK High Court will rule on whether two Niger Delta communities whose environment and livelihoods...

Nigeria: Comply with court order to release Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky

Released 00.01 GMT 16 January 2017 The Nigerian authorities must immediately comply with a High Court order and release the...

Nigeria: 1000 days since Chibok girls abduction, government must redouble efforts to secure freedom of all abductees

Released 8 January 2017 00.01GMT One thousand days after the chilling abduction of 276 school girls in Chibok, the Nigerian...

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