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Amnesty International's response to the call for input on access to justice and effective remedies in the context of toxics by the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights. www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

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Breaking News: Oil company Shell announces the completion of the sale of its Nigerian subsidiary SPDC. www.shell.com/news-and-ins...

submitted 16 hours ago • 1 comment

Breaking News: @AmnestyNigeria & @amnestybhr.bsky.social publish new blog on Shell's toxic legacy in Nigeria. The devastating impact of pollution caused by oil spills from decades ago continues. Niger Delta communities are still fighting for remedy decades later. www.amnesty.org.ng/2025/03/13/u...

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🚨NEW: Over 360 activists & civil society orgs are standing united to tell the EU #NoToOmnibus. Omnibus proposal risks eroding EU’s corporate accountability commitments and human rights & environmental protections. #YesToCSDDD @amnestypress amn.st/omnibus-prop...

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Fantastic film screening event this Friday 7 March at the Human Rights Action Centre in London. Book your free tickets here 👇

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New @theguardian.com article references @amnestybhr.bsky.social 's 2019 report "Destination: Occupation: Digital Tourism and Israel's Illegal Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories." www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Thanks to @lselaw.bsky.social & the Grantham Institute for organising yesterday's panel discussion on the case brought by Nigerian communities affected by oil pollution against Shell here in London. @amnesty.org has stood with these communities for the past decade and we will continue to do so

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“The sheer volume and scope of proposed changes to these vital laws are completely at odds with Europe’s green ambitions and its climate action commitments” warned @agnescallamard.bsky.social www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Join us on Wednesday 5-6:30pm @lselaw.bsky.social for a panel w/ King Okpabi—leader of the Ogale community from the Niger Delta—about the ongoing #Shell trial w/ Zoe Johannes (Leigh Day), @markdummett.bsky.social (Amnesty International) & Zainab Rahim (RAID) Register: www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Please join the @emi_alliance & @amnestybhr.bsky.social webinar on "Investing Responsibly in Transition Minerals: Risks, Challenges, and Human Rights Due Diligence" Weds 26 Feb: 10:00-11:00 EST / 15:00-16:00 GMT. Please register here 👇 emia.org/event/how-ma...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Media coverage of this morning's event at the Royal Court of Justice in support of the Nigerian communities as their historic case against Shell commences. news.sky.com/story/shell-...

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A Shell-funded clean up of oil spills in Nigeria is a "con" and a "scam" - new BBC report: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Nigerian residents take Shell to UK High court following 10-year fight for justice The Preliminary Issues Trial of Nigerian Law for Shell vs Ogale and Bille communities is set to take place at the UK High Court from 13 February to 10 March 2025 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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Local news reports suggest that the Nigerian government is in talks with local communities to restart oil production in a region that’s previously suffered environmental damage after oil giant Shell’s sale of its onshore business in the country. apnews.com/article/nige...

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Today @amnestyfinland.bsky.social, @amnestynorge.bsky.social, Amnesty Sweden & @saamicouncil.bsky.social launched the report "Just Transition or 'Green Colonialism'?" This analyses how mineral extraction & new energy projects threaten indigenous Sámi livelihoods. www.amnesty.fi/uploads/2025...

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Want a Just Energy Transition? Watch this now @amnesty.org's new documentary film on Electric Vehicles and Human Rights. #bizhumanrights #ElectricVehicles #Recharge4Rights www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkcK...

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

New Online Action: Protect the rural communities and indigenous peoples in the Philippines Sign the petition to tell the Philippine Government to suspend and investigate the harmful nickel mining operations in Zambales and Palawan. www.amnesty.org.ph/2025/01/prot...

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. The genocide of the Jewish people, Roma and other minorities during World War II is a brutal reminder of what hatred and prejudice can lead to.

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

New tool from @somoamsterdam.bsky.social shows which companies must comply with the EU's new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. See full details below 👇

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Amnesty International publishes a new Public Statement "Plenty to go around: Mobilizing finance for climate justice" explaining how taxation and responsible financing can raise finance to address the climate crisis. www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

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Ahead of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Amnesty International says that the rich and powerful must uphold their responsibility to safeguard humanity. See the full statement here 👇 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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🚨NEW: 170 activists & civil society orgs are standing united to tell the EU #NoToOmnibus. This proposed law risk changes to key sustainability legislations. We need to do more on #climatechange, not less. #YesToCSDDD @ECCJorg @amnestypress www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

New @Amnesty research published today reveals the human cost of the rising global demand of Electric Vehicles, including the failure to adequately consult communities & obtain consent from Indigenous Peoples for #Philippines nickel mining projects. [1/6] www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EM-...

submitted 67 days ago • 2 comments

Authorities in India have recently removed hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from the Bhopal chemical factory. In our report "Bhopal: 40 Years of Injustice", Amnesty called for a remediation plan to remove and dispose of all toxic waste safely and effectively. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments