Learn more and take actionChevron (CVX) in Nigeria: Claiming Rights and Resources

Ten years after the internationally condemned executions of the "Ogoni 9," including Ken Saro-Wiwa, the legacy of human rights violations in the Niger Delta continues. Amnesty's recent report, "Claiming rights and resources: Injustice, oil and violence in Nigeria," calls particular attention to the human rights violations and failures of the Nigerian government, Chevron Corporation (CVX) and Shell Oil.
| Download the full report | Download the action brief
| Learn more about Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9

A farmer tends her plot close to a Shell gas flare. Gas flaring releases toxic substances close to the community's homes and fields.

Among the abuses in Nigeria, the report details the February 4, 2005 assault on protesters by Nigerian soldiers and Chevron-hired security guards. One person was shot dead, and at least 30 were injured. Neither Chevron (CVX) nor the hired security forces assisted the medical needs of the injured. Despite video of beatings and independent observers accounts of violence, Chevron (CVX) has not lived up to its human rights responsibilities. The company denies responsibly, did not investigate the incident, and has not taken essential steps to prevent a recurrence. Learn more about the attacks on Ugborodo and Odioma.

Join with Amnesty's Corporate Action Network (CAN) to call on Chevron (CVX) to accept its responsibilities, as detailed by the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. The Voluntary Principles were drafted by and in consultation with numerous corporations, NGOs, and several governments. The Principles, while voluntary in name, are an essential tool for Chevron (CVX) and other corporations to fulfill their mandatory obligations to live up to international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Chevron (CVX) attests that it "participated in and supported the process of developing the U.S.-U.K. Voluntary Principles," yet it has clearly failed to implement the Principles. Call on Chevron (CVX) to live up to its promise to ensure that its security forces act lawfully and in accordance with human rights standards!
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Learn more and take action

| Take action to support human rights in the Niger Delta
| Nigeria: Odioma - One year after: fears of continuing human rights violations, Feb 19, 2006
| Read Amnesty's Press Release
| Read "Oil and Injustice in Nigeria,"The Wire, November 2005
| Find out about Chevron's toxic legacy in the Amazon and take action.
| Report – Nigeria: Are human rights in the pipeline?, Nov 8, 2004
| Report – SHELL Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) and the community of Rukpokwu, Rivers State, Nov 8, 2004