Niger Delta
Nigerian communities take Shell to court over decades of oil pollution
At least 1.5 million tons of crude oil has been split in the Niger Delta since 1958, according to the UN’s Environment Program (UNEP).
People’s Health Tribunal finds Shell and Total Energy guilty of harming African communities
Environmental, health, and human rights activists deplored the actions of extractive corporations in Africa, who exploit natural resources and sow poverty and disease, during a People’s Health Tribunal
Environmental pollution by corporations is a political act: Nnimmo Bassey
He also talks about how international financial institutions paved way for the corporations to grab people’s land and resources.
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