Nigerian farmers' win right to sue Shell in Netherlands courts

The Ecologist
Dec 18, 2015, 12:21 pm88 pts
In a landmark judgment today, four Niger Delta farmers have won the right to sue Dutch oil multinational Shell in the Netherlands courts after oil spills destroyed their farms and fish ponds. The case sets a precedent for other victims of corporate environmental and human rights harms around the world.

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