Both the armed group Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces continued to commit serious crimes in the north-east, including war crimes and likely crimes against humanity. Boko Haram killed hundreds of civilians and carried out abductions which targeted women and girls. Government forces carried...

The following joint letter, signed by 40 Nigerian and international non-governmental organisations, urges the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission to refuse regulatory approval for Shell plc’s proposed sale of all of its shares in it’s Nigerian operation, the Shell Petroleum...

Amnesty International welcomes the call by the UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes (Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights) ahead of the report on gender and toxics. In this...

On the first day of the 22nd session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute Amnesty International issues three calls to the ICC Prosecutor regarding the situation in Nigeria, urging immediate action

Despite Nigeria’s ratification of human rights treaties and commitments at international and regional level and accompanying obligations to respect, protect, promote and fulfil human rights, the country continues to face worsening human rights crises across its territory. Amnesty International is...

In this submission, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Nigeria in its previous UPR in 2018, including in relation to enforced disappearances, human rights violations by the security forces, torture and other ill-treatment, gender-based violence and gender...

Nigeria’s new government under President Bola Tinubu will be sworn in on 29 May 2023. In this new report, Amnesty International explains why the incoming administration must ensure that the oil multinational, Shell and the planned divestment of its onshore oil interests in the Niger Delta does not...

Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide written input pertaining to the upcoming day of general discussion by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies. Over the past five years, Amnesty...

On the first day of the 21st session of the Assembly of States Parties, Amnesty publishes four calls to the ICC prosecutor with regards to the situation of Nigeria.

Amnesty International welcomes this opportunity to address the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) following the presentation of the inter-session activity report of the Chairperson of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa (CPTA). Amnesty...

The human rights situation in ECOWAS countries varies from one country to another. However, despite these disparities, cross-cutting issues can help understand the pressing needs for human rights protection in the region.

Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the draft Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries which seeks to among other things, defining guidelines for digital interaction in line with international best practices, and set out...

Prof. Maurice Fangnon was a brave activist who dedicated his life to defending the poor and oppressed. The 65-year-old human rights defender passed away in Lagos, Nigeria on 5 May 2022