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Wire, October/November 2011. Vol. 41, issue 05
1 October 2011

1) The Agenda 2) Up Front: Amnesty archives support case against Haiti's former dictator 3) No help from Europe 4) Police in the Dominican Republic: they kill, ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/005/2011

Nigeria: Two years after Njemanze community was demolished ...
26 August 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT. Date: 26 August 2011. Index: AFR 44/020/2011. Nigeria: Two years after Njemanze community ...

Public Statement       AFR 44/020/2011

UN confirms massive oil pollution in Niger Delta | Amnesty ...
4 August 2011

A report from the United Nations Environment Programme says contamination is widespread and severe, and that people have been exposed for decades.

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Shell: UN Report on impacts of oil pollution in the Niger Delta ...
2 August 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA ADVISORY. 2 August 2011. Index: AFR 44/015/2011. Shell: UN Report on impacts of oil pollution in the Niger Delta due this week. ...

PressItem       AFR 44/015/2011

The Wire, August/September 2011. Vol. 41, issue 04
1 August 2011

1) Stubborn, Irritating, Outrageous 2) Women in Nicaragua need your voice, your action, your solidarity; 'We all have a role in the changing world' 3) Stand united ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/2011

Nigeria security forces in random killing following bomb blast ...
25 July 2011

At least 23 people have been killed by police after a bomb blast in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri.

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Nigeria: Unlawful killings by the Joint Military Task Force in ...
14 July 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT. Date: 14 July 2011. Index: AFR 44/013/2011. Nigeria: Unlawful killings by the Joint Military ...

Public Statement       AFR 44/013/2011

Nigeria urged to commute all death sentences following court ...
11 July 2011

A Supreme Court ruling has upheld a death sentence which, if carried out, would be the first execution in Nigeria since 2006.

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Nigeria: Hundreds forcibly evicted in Abuja
29 June 2011

Hundreds of people were forcibly evicted from their homes in an informal settlement in Abuja, Nigeria. The settlement was burnt down by a government task force ...

Urgent Action       AFR 44/012/2011

Nigeria: Armed groups targeting civilians in latest bombings ...
27 June 2011

Up to 30 people were killed in the bombing of a beer garden on Sunday, and several more were injured in a fresh bombing on Monday.

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