Nigerians File Damages Claim Against Shell in UK Court Nigeria
o, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said: "Had this level of contamination and pollution occurred in Europe or North America, it is hard to imagine that there would not have been swift and severe consequences and legal redress. Shell should clean up the pollution the oil has caused in these communities and compensate those whose livelihoods have been devastated and whose health has been harmed."and sell its onshore oilfields and assets after 80 years of operations.y U.S.
More than 13,500 Nigerians joined their communities in a lawsuit against Shell Plc before a landmark UK trial that could have far-reaching implications for parent-company…
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