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Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed environmental activists Ogoni Nine30th anniversary of Ogoni Nine execution coincides with start of UN climate meeting COP30
10 Nov 2025 Press release -
Nigeria: Pardon for executed Ogoni Nine activists ‘falls far short’ of real justiceExecution of the Ogoni Nine 30 years ago gave Shell and others licence to pollute Niger Delta
13 Jun 2025 Press release -
Shell’s toxic legacy impacting babies and pregnant peopleThe case was filed in 2015, and the Preliminary Issues Trial of Nigerian Law for Shell vs. Ogale and Bille communities began at the UK High Court on 13 February 2025 and finished on 7 March 2025.
26 Mar 2025 Blog post -
London: Shell must clean up its ‘toxic mess’ in Niger Delta‘Shell must take responsibility for the poisoning they have caused both directly and indirectly and commit to cleaning up their toxic mess’ - Peter Frankental
13 Feb 2025 Press release -
London: Activists stage ‘Ecocide Babe’ stunt outside courts as Shell trial beginsPhoto op: Activist to hold a ‘baby’ that has simulated crude oil congealed around its mouth highlighting the public health impact of environmental devastation caused by Shell in Nigeria - Royal Courts of Justice, Thursday 13 February at 9am
12 Feb 2025 Press release -
Fighting for Environmental Justice
I was eight when I first saw an oil spill. What is happening in the Niger Delta affects places far away from us like Australia, America, South America. I ask that Amnesty followers support the Ogoni people and other affected communities in their fight…
07 Feb 2025 Blog post -
The Niger Delta25 Jan 2025 Campaign update -
Nigeria: Government must stop Shell Niger Delta business saleMore than 40 civil society organisations call for proposed sale to be blocked as it risks worsening human rights abuses
15 Apr 2024 Press release -
Nigeria: Authorities' 'consistent failure' to protect people from abductions have killed thousands08 Mar 2024 Press release -
Nigeria: 'Bogus charges' against student who tweeted about President's wife must be dropped
First lady Aisha Buhari instructed team of police detectives to track down Aminu Adamu Muhammed, who was allegedly tortured in secret location
01 Dec 2022 Press release -
Nigeria: Authorities must quash 'appalling' flogging sentence of TikTokers08 Nov 2022 Press release -
Nigeria: Eight years after Chibok more than 1,500 children abducted by armed groups
Nigeria: Eight years after Chibok more than 1,500 children abducted by armed groups
13 Apr 2022 Press release -
‘Chilling’ new evidence shows military shooting dead protesters in NigeriaThe Nigerian military has killed at least 150 peaceful pro-Biafra activists who were protesting for the establishment of an independent state in the south-east of the country.
02 Dec 2016
