Nigeria was urged by Amnesty to halt the sale of Shell's oil company. Amnesty International has raised concerns about the human rights violations associated with Shell's operations in Nigeria.
Nigeria was urged by Amnesty to halt the sale of Shell's oil company. Amnesty International has raised concerns about the human rights violations associated with Shell's operations in Nigeria.

Amnesty International calls on Nigeria to stop the sale of Shell’s oil company

Nigeria was urged by Amnesty International to halt the sale of Shell’s oil company. Amnesty International has raised concerns about the human rights violations associated with Shell’s operations in Nigeria. The organization is calling on the Nigerian government to take action to protect the rights of local communities affected by the oil industry.

 

The charity says the proposed sale risks worsening human rights abuses if the pollution caused by the oil company is not addressed.

The human rights charity Amnesty International has joined calls for Nigeria’s government to halt the sale by Shell of its onshore oil business in the country unless human rights in the Niger Delta are protected.

 

The charity says the proposed sale risks worsening human rights abuses if the pollution caused by the oil company is not addressed. It says Shell must provide sufficient funds to clean up the environmental damage it’s caused and that local communities be consulted on the sale, worth more than US$2.4bn (£2bn).

Activists blame Shell for frequent oil leaks in the Niger Delta, which, among other problems, have led to the contamination of groundwater sources. Nigeria’s government has not commented. Shell has previously promised that the new owners would deal with the damages.

 

Nigeria was urged by Amnesty to halt the sale of Shell's oil company. Amnesty International has raised concerns about the human rights violations associated with Shell's operations in Nigeria.
Nigeria was urged by Amnesty to halt the sale of Shell’s oil company. Amnesty International has raised concerns about the human rights violations associated with Shell’s operations in Nigeria.

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