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A new hard-hitting briefing from Amnesty International launched today accuses the UK Government of allowing businesses to dip under the human rights radar when it comes to trade and investment. Posted: 15 Jul 2013

A major fire that forced Shell to close its Trans Niger Pipeline in southern Nigeria raises serious questions about the way the oil giant is operating, Amnesty International and the Nigerian National Coalition on Gas Flaring and Oil Spills (NACGOND) said. Posted: 26 Jun 2013

Chinese mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) need to do more to prevent their operations from leading to human rights abuses, Amnesty International warned today in a new report. Posted: 19 Jun 2013

Amnesty International has hailed a judgement from the West African regional ECOWAS court yesterday that the Nigerian government and multinational corporations have been responsible for years of pollution in the Niger Delta. Posted: 17 Dec 2012

Shells investors are facing a tough international legal environment that is likely to have a dramatic impact on its balance sheet as claims mount from its activities in the Niger Delta, according to a new independent report from specialists at the University of Essex released on Monday 10 December. Posted: 10 Dec 2012

Amnesty International has denounced a decision to uphold prison sentences against two former leaders of the Bahrain Teachers Association. Posted: 24 Oct 2012

Europes police services received a sharp wake-up call this morning thanks to a new hard-hitting briefing from Amnesty International on the policing of austerity protests across the continent. Posted: 15 Oct 2012

Trafigura, the multinational company behind the 2006 dumping of toxic waste in Abidjan, Cte dIvoire, resulting in over 100,000 people seeking medical assistance, must be criminally investigated in the UK, Amnesty International and Greenpeace International conclude in a major new report released today. Posted: 25 Sep 2012

Amnesty International today accused the UK-registered mining company Vedanta of attempting to gloss over criticisms of its poor human rights record in the East Indian state of Orissa by publishing a meaningless and hollow report that puts forward the companys own account of its operations there. Posted: 28 Aug 2012

Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) have challenged oil company Shells claims that sabotage was responsible for a seven-day-long oil spill in the Niger Delta in June. Posted: 3 Aug 2012

The London Assembly decision to condemn the appointment of Dow Chemical as an Olympic Partner is further testament of the wide-spread sense of betrayal felt by Londoners and people across the world, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 11 Jul 2012

UK Government faces series of difficult questions after it chose to intervene on behalf of Royal Dutch Shell in a major US court case brought against the oil giant by Nigerian villagers. Posted: 21 May 2012

Later today Shell will announce their first quarter results. It is expected that they will reveal profits in the billions of pounds range. Yet the people of the Niger Delta continue to suffer as a direct result of the oil giants actions. Posted: 24 Apr 2012

Sophie Okonedo, the Academy Award nominated actor, has taken a leading role in a new short film created by Amnesty International which calls on Shell to take responsibility for its actions in the Niger Delta an area of Nigeria which is roughly the size of Scotland. Posted: 24 Apr 2012

A major oil spill in the Niger Delta was far worse than Shell previously admitted, according to an independent assessment obtained by Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD). Posted: 23 Apr 2012

The rejection last night in the House of Lords of proposed amendments to the governments Legal Aid Bill, is a huge blow to justice which will place the law beyond the reach of human rights victims. Posted: 28 Mar 2012

Changes to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill being debated in the Lords this week will have a devastating effect on access to justice for the overseas victims of human rights abuses committed by UK multinational companies. Posted: 7 Mar 2012

Amnesty International today said it was extremely disappointed that Olympic organisers are continuing to side with the Dow Chemical Company while refusing to listen to legitimate concerns over the companys sponsorship of the London 2012 games. Posted: 16 Feb 2012

Stings Back To Bass tour in early 2012 will provide a platform for Amnesty International to raise awareness on the organisations campaign against oil pollution and human rights abuse in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Posted: 2 Feb 2012

Police Order permits police to shoot at the knees of rioters whether or not they pose a threat to life. Posted: 5 Jan 2012