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On Sunday, Jean-Pierre said that the visit will not only provide an opportunity for the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and the President of

The UK High Court Wednesday allowed a case against the UK government for its continued use of the PPE manufacturer Supermax to go forward. All the Citizens, represented by UK law firm, Wilson Solicito...

12 February 2021, 12:10 UTC The UK Supreme Court has today ruled in favour of two Niger Delta communities who are seeking justice for environmental damage caused by Shell (Okpabi et al vs Royal Dutch Shell et al). The Court found that the Ogale and Bille communities can bring their legal claims for clean-up and compensation against Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS) and its Nigerian subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). The ruling sets an important precedent for holding other multinationals to account. Mark Dummett, Director of Amnesty International's Global Issues P...

In 2015, 40,000 people from the Ogale and Bille communities of the Niger Delta began legal action against Shell in the UK, alleging serious harm to their human rights and wellbeing © Amnesty International Court ruled in favour of two Niger Delta communities who are seeking justice for environmental damage caused by Shell ‘The fight is not yet won, but this ruling is an important step towards justice’ - Mark Dummett The UK Supreme Court has today ruled in favour of two Niger Delta communities who are seeking justice for environmental damage caused by Shell. The Court found that the Oga...

Ongoing tear gas misuse leading to protesters’ deaths and injuries Website details more than 100 incidents in 31 countries and territories “The ongoing misuse of tear gas by police forces around the world is reckless and dangerous” – Patrick Wilcken Amnesty International has today published new evidence of the misuse of tear gas by security forces in several countries in the second half of 2020, including during protests around the election in Uganda, the Black Lives Matter movement in the USA, and in the repression of protesters in Lebanon. The organisation’s interactive website ...