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23 Apr 2012

Shell's reporting of Niger Delta oil spill 'wildly inaccurate' says Amnesty

A major oil spill in the Niger Delta was far worse than Shell previously admitted, according to an independent assessment.
13 Nov 2011

Shell told to pay one billion dollars in first step to clean up Niger Delta

A new report looks at the devastation caused by two major oil spills which took place in Ogoniland in 2008, and which have never been cleaned up.
17 Aug 2011

UN report slams Shell over oil spills in Niger Delta

NGOs have welcomed a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme highlighting the extraordinary scale of oil spills in the Niger Delta.
24 Aug 2010

UN urged not to rely on oil companies' data

The United Nations (UN) has been urged by Amnesty International not to reply on data supplied by oil companies when assessing the causes of oil spills.
6 Jul 2010

Religious investors group joins coalition urging action on oil spills

Following BP’s Gulf of Mexico disaster, British and Irish church-based investor advocacy group the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR) is calling for a compensation fund to address the impact of oil spills in Nigeria.