Court allows Nigerian communities struggling from oil spills to sue Shell in the Netherlands

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By Raven RakiaMar 4, 2016, 7:54 pm75 pts
This week, two fishing communities in Nigeria got permission from a United Kingdom court to sue Shell in the Netherlands, the company’s home country. The lawsuit sets a rare precedent for the victims of environmental catastrophes in the global south to be able to hold the company at fault responsible in its…

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