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November 19, 2013

STATEMENT OF ACTION BY NIGERIA CSOs ON THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLE ON SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS HELD AT DENIS HOTEL, ABUJA, 19TH NOVEMBER, 2013.

Introduction The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Benin City, with funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy convened a one-day roundtable on Voluntary Principle on Security and Human Rights, an international instruments that guides companies in maintaining the safety and security of their operations within an operating framework that ensures respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. The […]

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November 13, 2013

PRESS RELEASE from The Berne Declaration (BD)

Zurich/Lausanne, 13th of November 2013 BD oil report triggers parliamentary investigation in Nigeria Yesterday, the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ordered an immediate investigation into a multibillion dollar scheme used by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Nigerian importers, in connivance with Swiss oil traders, to rip Nigeria off to the tune of nearly $7 […]

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November 3, 2013

Oshiomhole: Group wants Nyiam sacked, prosecuted by FG

A civil rights group, African Network for Environmental and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, on Thursday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack Tony Nyiam from the Presidential Advisory Committee on the proposed national dialogue and prosecute him for his verbal attack on Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, during a sitting of the Committee in Benin. The group also demanded apology from Mr. Nyiam […]

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November 1, 2013

ANEEJ HAILS EU TRANSPARENCY LAW, URGES SPEEDY PASSAGE OF PIB

ANEEJ HAILS EU TRANSPARENCY LAW, URGES SPEEDY PASSAGE OF PIB Benin City…..The British government on the 31st of October, 2013 at the open government partnership committed to implement by 2015 an European law that will make UK-listed and UK-registered oil, gas, mining and logging firms declare the payments that they make to governments worldwide. The EU legislation, passed by the […]

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October 23, 2013

ODUAH’S BMW CAR SCANDAL: ANEEJ CONDEMNS DINO MILAYE’S ARREST OVER PROTEST

ODUAH’S BMW CAR SCANDAL: ANEEJ CONDEMNS DINO MILAYE’S ARREST OVER PROTEST BENIN CITY—- Former House of Representatives member and Executive Secretary, Anti-Corruption Network, Dino Melaye was on the 23rd of October, 2013 arrested by the Nigerian Police during a protest at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja. Dino led a group of protesters to the Federal Secretariat, Abuja around noon calling […]

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October 12, 2013

Testimony of Rev. David Ugolor, Executive Director, ANEEJ at the Seventh Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders: 9-11 October,2013,Dublin Castle, Ireland.

My Testimony I am Rev. David Ugolor, the Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice(ANEEJ) an NGO based in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. On July 27th 2012, I was arrested by the Nigeria Police and falsely accused of being the mastermind of the assassination of Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde, the Principal Private Secretary of the Edo State […]

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April 24, 2013

CSOs Position Paper on PIB

POSITION PAPER SUBMITTED BY A GROUP OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATION TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL (PIB)   DURING THE ZONAL PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN PORT HARCOURT  APRIL 22ND TO 23RD, 2013.     SUBMITTED BY 1.    AFRICA NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE (ANEEJ), BENIN CITY, EDO STATE 2.    CONFERENCE OF NON-GOVERMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (CONGOS), EDO […]

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October 31, 2012

EIN Press Statement

DROWNING IN THE FLOOD OF CORRUPTION: END IMPUNITY NOW, FIGHT CORRUPTION, MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK FOR NIGERIANS [BEING THE TEXT OF A WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE END IMPUNITY NOW (EIN) CAMPAIGN IN ABUJA, NIGERIA, ON WEDNESDAY 31st OCTOBER 2012] INTRODUCTION ‘END IMPUNITY NOW’ is a nationwide campaign  initiated & launched in May 2012, and endorsed by a growing number […]

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August 16, 2012

COURT ORDERS IGP TO RELEASE REV. DAVID UGOLOR IMMEDIATELY, UNCONDITIONALLY

ANEEJ URGENT PRESS RELEASE COURT ORDERS IGP TO RELEASE REV. DAVID UGOLOR IMMEDIATELY, UNCONDITIONALLY Benin City… A High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Nigerian Police and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), to release Rev. David Ugolor from detention immediately and unconditionally, pending the determination of the […]

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August 3, 2012

Unlawful Continued Detention of David Ugolor

The Executive Secretary Human Rights Commission, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja   Unlawful Continued Detention of David Ugolor I wish to present this complaint to your honourable office because there is a serious violation of David Ugolor’s fundamental human rights to liberty. On 27 July 2012, a group of Policemen (Federal SARS) went to the Africa Network of Environmental and […]

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