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The OneWorld Nigeria Country Guide
The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Nigeria
10.11.2009
A catastrophe is unfolding in the Niger Delta. Entire communities are devastated. The land they have lived on for generations is poisoned. Behind this catastrophe is a UK company – Shell. But they’re hiding behind a smokescreen of denials and excuses. It’s time this stopped – it’s time Shell was called to account.
more...From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related topics/regions: [Corporations] [Energy] |
26.10.2009
Lasting respite seems to have returned to Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta with the declaration of an "indefinite ceasefire" by the main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta.
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19.10.2009
Climate Camp protesters at Ratcliffe have a clear message. No more coal. Does this attribute of simplicity compromise the bigger picture of developing countries which lack electricity?
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Environmental activism] [Climate change] [Energy] Image: Light Up Nigeria campaigners in London © Light Up Nigeria
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03.08.2009
Conflicts in Afghanistan, China, Chechnya and Nigeria deteriorated in July 2009 and the situation in Guinea-Bissau improved, according to the International Crisis Group.
more...Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [China] [Guinea-Bissau] [Russian Federation] |
29.07.2009
Nigerian troops are hunting for the remnants of Boko Haram, an Islamist group that has been on a killing spree in the country's north.
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30.06.2009
The situation in the Niger Delta is a “human rights tragedy,” warns an international rights group, which says that the people of the region have seen their human rights abused by oil companies that their government cannot or will not hold to account.
more...From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Image: © Center for Global Development
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29.06.2009
While the world watches the stand-off between the Iranian government and protesters, the end-game begins in Nigeria between its own angry mob of citizens railing against the establishment. Nicholas Benequista reports.
more...Related topics/regions: [Democracy] [Civil society] Image: A young boy fetches water in front of the National Electoral Commission's office in Kano, the capital of Nigeria's second largest state. In 2007, thousands of residents surrounded these offices to express their distrust of the vote counting. Nigeria's National Assembly is currently considering reforms that might help curtail election-rigging. (Photo: Nicholas Benequista)
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28.05.2009
Chevron’s annual shareholder meeting became a referendum on the company’s global operating practices, with hundreds rallying outside the meeting against the oil giant’s environmental and human rights record.
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23.05.2009
Civil society groups are urging the US to intervene to stop what they describe as a full-scale Nigerian military assault against anti-oil industry activism in the Niger Delta.
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09.02.2009
In the same week, OneWorld UK gave presentations at the World Economic Forum in Davos and in the state of Bauchi in northern Nigeria. Pioneering applications of mobile phone technology are the common factor.
more...Related topics/regions: [Communication] [Business] Image: Peter Armstrong (left) listens to Wang JianZhou of China Mobile
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25.11.2008
A San Francisco jury begins deliberations today in a precedent-setting civil case that seeks to hold oil giant Chevron liable in the US for human rights abuses in Nigeria.
more...+ OneWorld's Nigeria Guide Related topics/regions: [United States] [Law] [Human rights] [Energy] Image: Gas flared from oil drilling, Nigeria © Project Underground
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03.11.2008
A visit to my local hospital reminds me that we might be branded as hypocrites in the UK if we criticize countries like Nigeria for corruption.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Corruption & transparency] [Health] Image: Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester
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22.10.2008
Hundreds of people on death row in Nigeria did not have a fair trial and may be innocent, according to a new report, which says the country's criminal justice system is "riddled with corruption, negligence and a nearly criminal lack of resources".
more...From: Amnesty International UK Image: Woman in Nigerian prison facing the death penalty for having an abortion, 2003 ( © Amnesty International)
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25.07.2008
Petroleum-fuelled prosperity is masking the challenge of oil depletion and removing the sense of urgency that is desperately needed to promote diversification in oil-exporting states, a report warns.
more...Related topics/regions: [Timor-Leste] [Saudi Arabia] [Norway] [Malaysia] [Kuwait] [Kazakhstan] [Iran] [Indonesia] [Azerbaijan] [Angola] [Algeria] Image: A crude awakening © Global Witness
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25.04.2008
Over 3,000 Nigerian women die each year due to complications resulting from unsafe abortions, says a new study from a sexual and reproductive health institute.
more...From: Guttmacher Institute Image: A Nigerian woman. © il Bovino con la S2PRO (flickr)
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17.04.2008
Disabled people in Yola, Nigeria, who previously believed begging was their only means to an income, have gained economic independence and new livelihoods by starting a shoemaking business.
more...From: International Food Policy Research Institute Image: Members of the group at work. © Augustine A. Ndaghu / International Food Policy Research Institute
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03.03.2008
The head of a Nigerian organization seeking to empower people through sustainable development among youth and in rural areas discusses the history of the AIDS epidemic in Nigeria, the "AIDS generation" in this country, and ongoing awareness and prevention campaigns.
more...From: Global Health Council |
31.01.2008
Learning About Living, an innovative program run by OneWorld and local organizations in Nigeria, uses computers and mobile phones to teach teenagers about sexuality and HIV/AIDS prevention.
more...From: OneWorld TV Image: Two girls participating in the program. © OneWorld TV
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30.01.2008
More...From: no organisation Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Capacity building] [Social exclusion] [Youth] [Health] [AIDS] [Disease] Image: OWTV-Learning about living
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