Nearly ten years after the UN called for a major clean-up of areas of the Niger Delta, decontamination work has begun on only 11 per cent of planned sites while vast areas remain heavily contaminated, according to a new investigation by four NGOs.
There are serious and prolonged drinking water and sanitation problems for thousands of First Nations people living on reserves, says Human Rights Watch.
Amnesty International says the response of the Trump government was a failure to support the basic human rights of Puerto Ricans at a time when they needed it most.