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Category Archives: Nigeria
Conflicts of interest and exclusion in Niger Delta oil spill investigation and clean-up
By Audrey Gaughran, Amnesty International’s Director of Global Thematic Issues, Madhu Malhotra, Director of Amnesty International’s Gender, Sexuality and Identity Programme, and Oluwatosin Popoola, Amnesty International’s researcher on Nigeria. We have just come back from the Niger Delta, where we … Continue reading
“Don’t finance forced evictions”
Top UN housing expert blows the whistle on the World Bank By Joey Hasson, Amnesty’s Campaign Co-ordinator working on slums Right now, over 1,000 people in Lagos, Nigeria, are under threat of being kicked out of their homes with nowhere … Continue reading
Lagos, Nigeria: Where housing is a luxury
“The police said if we went back into the house they were going to shoot us.” A newsclip from YouTube featuring Friday Ogunyemi and the aftermath of the forced eviction. By Oluwatosin Popoola, Amnesty’s West Africa Reseacher Friday Ogunyemi woke … Continue reading
Shell’s Niger Delta pollution: the good, the bad and the ongoing quest for justice
By Audrey Gaughran, Amnesty International’s Africa Programme Director This week’s ruling by a Dutch court in a case brought by four Nigerian farmers against the oil company Shell for pollution damage represents a small victory – but also underlines the … Continue reading
Nigeria oil judgment – A small step in the journey from travesty to justice
By Dr Kolawole Olaniyan, Legal Advisor, Amnesty International Last week something momentous happened – and those of us who campaign for justice for the victims of oil spills in the Niger Delta had good cause to feel Christmas had come … Continue reading