Nigeria: Government must halt Shell’s sale of its Niger Delta business unless human rights are fully protected

By Amnesty International

The proposed sale of Shell’s onshore oil business in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria risks worsening human rights abuses and should be blocked by the government unless a series of safeguards are put in place, a group of 40 civil society organizations including Amnesty International said today The post Nigeria: Government must halt Shell’s sale of its Niger Delta business unless human rights are fully protected appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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