06/09/2025
Rights group says Shell ?remains responsible? for Nigeria oil spills regardless of divestment
Amnesty International stated on Thursday that the oil company Shell bears responsibility for cleaning up and remedying historic oil pollution in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, despite the company#8217;s divestment of its Nigerian subsidiary. The organization#8217;s statement follows a letter sent two months ago by seven UN Rapporteurs on Human Rights to Shell and other oil companies, as well as the governments of the companies#8217; home countries, regarding the businesses#8217; human rights obligations towards populations...
