Nigeria: Shell Divestment – Amnesty International Warns Against Worsen Human Rights Abuses in Niger Delta

Port Harcourt — The Amnesty International has urged the federal government of Nigeria to ensure that Shell’s planned sales of its operations in the Niger Delta region, does not worsen human rights abuses in the area.

Noting the level of environmental degradation caused by the operations of the Dutch oil firm in the region, the international rights organisation said government must ensure that in divesting, they (Shell) should not further deteriorate human rights in a region that have suffered…