The proposed sale of Shell's onshore oil business in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria to Renaissance Africa Energy raises serious concerns about worsening human rights abuses and environmental damage, according to a coalition of 40 civil society organizations, including Amnesty International.
The proposed sale of Shell's onshore oil business in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria to Renaissance Africa Energy raises serious concerns about worsening human rights abuses and environmental damage, according to a coalition of 40 civil society organizations, including
The groups have called on the Nigerian government to block the sale unless several safeguards are implemented. These include fully assessing the environmental pollution caused by Shell's operations, ensuring funds are available for clean-up costs, and consulting with local communities.argue that Shell's longstanding operations in the region have led to frequent oil leaks, contamination of water sources, and harm to local residents' health and livelihoods.
The proposed sale of Shell's onshore oil business in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria risks worsening human rights abuses and should be blocked by the government unless a… Environmental and human rights activists are calling on the Nigerian government to withhold approval of plans by the London-based oil giant Shell to sell off its operations in the… The UK Supreme Court has ruled that it's too late for Nigeria's Niger Delta region to lodge pollution claims against energy giant Shell for a huge oil spill more than one decade ...
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