PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE

09/06/2010 – The EU’s role as a longstanding partner in assisting Nigeria tackle development challenges is underlined in the new approach to cooperation that was set out in the “Nigeria-EU Joint Way Forward” framework, which addresses good governance and human rights as priority areas. On 12 February 2010, High Representative Catherine Ashton welcomed the public commitments made by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to promote good governance, accountability, and the fight against corruption and to work for continued economic growth and development.

European Women’s Forum: Beijing +15 – The EU must end the emergency of maternal mortality in Africa

21/01/2010 – In light of the forthcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 25 January, Amnesty International would like to draw attention to concerns regarding the human rights situations in Iran and Somalia, both of which will be discussed during the meeting.

30/09/2009 – Letter to Karel De Gucht accompanying the Amnesty International report : “No place for us here: Violence against refugee women in eastern Chad”.

30/06/2009 –  Oil has been extracted commercially in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, for half a century. The massive oil deposits have generated billions of dollars in revenues for the country yet the vast majority of people living in the oil producing areas live in poverty. Oil may have brought wealth to the few, but it has brought impoverishment, conflict, human rights abuses and despair to many.