Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil to Pay for Harm Done to Nigerian Farmers

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By Common DreamsFeb 1, 2021, 12:23 pm169 pts
By Andrea Germanos Global environmental justice campaigners heralded a Dutch court's ruling Friday that Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian subsidiary must pay punitive restitution to Nigerian villages for oil spill contamination that brought death, illness, and destruction to Nigerian farmers and communities. "After…

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