April 15
Nigeria: Joint Letter Regarding Shell's Sale of the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria
The following joint letter, signed by 40 Nigerian and international non-governmental organisations, urges the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission to refuse regulatory… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Must Halt Shell's Sale of Its Niger Delta Business Unless Human Rights Are Fully Protected
The proposed sale of Shell's onshore oil business in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria risks worsening human rights abuses and should be blocked by the government unless a… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Africa: COP28 Agreement to Move Away From Fossil Fuels Sets Precedent but Falls Short of Safeguarding Human Rights
COP28 in Dubai has agreed on the need to move away from fossil fuels for the first time, at the end of a climate summit marred by restrictions on civil society, and the United Arab… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Africa: COP28 - President Using Summit to Arrange Oil Deals Proves 'Fox Is Guarding Hen House'
Reacting to a BBC report that Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of COP28, who is also the chief executive of the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), was briefed to… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Nigeria: Shell's Sale of Its Niger Delta Oil Business Must Not Worsen Human Rights Abuses - Amnesty
Nigeria's new government, which will be sworn in on 29 May, must ensure that Shell's planned sale of its operations in the Niger Delta, does not lead to a further deterioration in… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Africa: IPCC Report Warning That Global Warming Will Exceed 1.5°C Limit Must Hasten Phasing Out of Fossil Fuels #AfricaClimateCrisis
An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report issued today, which warns that global warming this century is on course to exceed an agreed 1.5°C limit without… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Nigeria: Niger Delta Communities File Claims Against Shell in UK High Court Over Devastating Oil Spills
Reacting to the news that two Nigerian communities, which have been devastated by oil spills, have filed claims against Shell at the High Court in London, Amnesty International's… Read more »
Nigeria: Shell Must Clean Up Devastating Oil Spills in the Niger Delta
Reacting to the news that two Nigerian communities, which have been devastated by oil spills, have filed claims against Shell at the High Court in London, Amnesty International's… Read more »
October 08, 2019
Nigeria: Witnesses Heard in Landmark Case Scutinising Shell's Role in Execution of Ogoni Nine
A witness hearing examining Shell's role in the execution of nine men in Nigeria in the 1990s is a key opportunity to hold the oil giant to account over its alleged complicity in… Read more »