Growing Frustration, Desperation As Migrants Remain Stranded At Sea After Two Weeks
After two weeks stranded at sea and battered by winter storms, migrants onboard a rescue ship are growing frustrated, supplies are dwindling and the crew are exhausted as European…
Cameroon: Amnesty International Calls for Release of Abducted School Children
Following the abduction of over 70 school children from a Presbyterian boarding school in Cameroon’s Anglophone region, Amnesty International is calling for their release/freedom. The call was made…
Military, police deny ‘horror’ treatment of Shiites; knock Amnesty International
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) and the Nigeria Police have strongly denied the report of Amnesty International (AI) which alleged a reign of horror visited on the Shiites by members of…
Rights groups accuse military of ‘horrific’ killings of Shiites, place toll at 45
Human rights campaigners on Wednesday accused Nigeria’s security forces of killing dozens by using “horrific” force during a crackdown on protesting supporters of an imprisoned Shiite cleric. Amnesty International said…
Nigeria Defence blows the whistle on AI rape allegation; calls it ‘malicious’
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters says it has received credible intelligence of a plan by Amnesty International(AI) to release a false report on fictitious rape incidents in IDP camps in the North…
Shell, Eni guilty of “serious negligence” in Nigeria – Amnesty International
Amnesty International on Friday accused international oil majors Shell and Eni of negligence when addressing spills in Nigeria, reports Reuters. Describing their actions as “serious negligence”, Amnesty said the companies…