UN confirms massive oil pollution in Niger delta
Photo Credit: From "Goodnight and Goodluck Jonathan: The Niger Delta Cries Out for EcoJustice" on Daily Kos . 4 Aug 2011 13:36 Africa/Lagos UN confirms massive oil pollution in Niger delta LONDON, August 4, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- 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 denying it for decades, falsely claiming they work to best international standards,” said Amnesty International Global Issues Director, Audr...