Oil Spill: Amnesty International Caution Shell, Others To Respect Human Right, Environment


Amnesty International has called on Shell and other oil companies to responsibly divest themselves of assets and operations in a way that respects human rights and the environment. 

Amnesty International Nigeria’s Director, Isa Sanusi said just because Shell recently sold its Nigerian subsidiary, it does not absolve the company of responsibility for its past actions. He said Shell remains responsible for cleaning up and remediating historic oil pollution despite divestment.

“Amnesty International has researched and campaigned on the issue of oil pollution in Nigeria since the 1990s. The UN Special Rapporteurs have concurred with our finding that the repeated oil spills in the Niger Delta amount to violations of human rights.

“For every rights violation, there must be a remedy. Shell and other companies responsible for oil spills in the region must therefore clean up affected areas and compensate local communities for the decades of harm caused by those violations,” he also stated.


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