The murder trials of Ken Saro-Wiwa and other members of the Ogoni community are continuing. The prosecutions appear to be politically-motivated. In addition to those on trial 17 Ogoni detainees are reported to remain in prison without trial. Another 18 detainees have been held in incommunicado...

AI has learned that the four supporters of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, arrested on 4 August 1995, have been unconditionally released. They had been held without charge. It is not clear whether the women supporters of MOSOP, who were reported to have been arrested at around...

There is concern at reports that four supporters of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) arrested on 4 August 1995 remain detained without charge. It is believed that they may be prisoners of conscience and that they may face ill-treatment and harsh conditions in detention....

Since 21 May 1994 more than 50 members of the Ogoni ethnic group are reported to have been extrajudicially executed and over 180 others wounded during attacks by the security forces on Ogoni villages in Rivers State. The victims include women and children. The presence of security forces in...

There are fears for the safety of members of the Ogoni ethnic group after recent killings in which the Nigerian security forces have been implicated. On 3 April about 20 people are reported to have been killed in clashes between members of the Ogoni and Ndoki ethnic groups. According the the Ogoni,...

At least 35 people in Kaa town have been extrajudicially executed on 4 August 1993 by armed men, some of whom are believed to have been in navy and police uniforms. The victims are believed to include at least three young children and the husband of Maria Nwiku, who was herself injured in the...

Powerful decision-makers, from heads of state to oil company CEOs, want us to believe that the future of our planet is in our hands. They want us to believe that if we recycle enough or stop using single-use plastic, then we can stop the climate crisis and the human rights violations it entails.

Human rights defender Esther Kiobel today lost her civil case against oil giant Shell, which she accuses of complicity in the 1995 execution of her husband by the Nigerian military government, but has promised to continue her campaign for justice. Esther has spent 27 years...

Globalization has changed the world we live in. It presents new and complex challenges for the protection of human rights.

Security forces fired live ammunition at protesters, killing a dozen Bodyguards of Constitutional Court President identified among gunmen by witnesses. The involvement of a special government antiterrorist unit should be investigated. Dozens of witnesses to the shootings of protesters in Mali last...

Friends of the Earth Europe, Amnesty International, Environmental Rights Action, Milieudefensie  Nearly 10 years after a clean-up was urged for areas polluted by Shell and other oil companies in the Niger Delta, work has begun on only 11% of planned sites while vast areas remain heavily...

With inequality, injustice and hate speech seemingly ever more prevalent across the globe, you’d be forgiven for thinking 2019 has been a bad year for human rights. Yet, we have also seen some significant wins. Activists the world over have been galvanised to stand up and fight for our human rights...