Massive oil pollution in Niger Delta The UN shows evidence of the devastating impact of oil pollution on people in the Delta The UN shows
UN confirms massive oil pollution in Niger Delta The UN shows evidence of the devastating impact of oil pollution on people in the Delta © Kadir van Lohuizen/NOOR
Shell's systemic failure to address oil spills for many years is addressed in the report © Kadir van Lohuizen/NOOR
4 August 2011 The oil company Shell has had a disastrous impact on the human rights of the people living in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, said Amnesty International, responding to a UN report on the effects of oil pollution in Ogoniland in the Delta region.
The report from the United Nations Environment Programme is the first of its kind in Nigeria and based on two years of in-depth scientific research.
It found that oil contamination is widespread and severe, and that people in the Niger Delta have been exposed for decades.
“This report proves Shell has had a terrible impact in Nigeria, but has got away with...