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The energy giant has agreed to compensate communities in the oil-producing Ogoniland part of Nigeria for the pollution. Shell still denies responsibility but the people who took the company to court feel vindicated. ....
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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Featured pages Featured pages Featured pages Featured pages Share Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Channa Samkalden reflects on the decision of the Hague Court of Appeals in the 1.Why is this case important? The case is important because it was one of the first cases to argue parent company liability - and (as far as I know) it became the first where a parent company duty of care for the activities of a subsidiary abroad was indeed established. Oil pollution in the Niger Delta has been an immense problem for decades â and Shell has never really been held accountable for it. A crucial first step was taken in 2015 when the Court of Appeal of The Hague confirmed the jurisdiction of the Dutch courts and opened the route to justice for the Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth. Five years later the court concluded that Shell Nigeria must pay compensation and that Royal Dutch Shell must see to it ....
Article by Amanda Jasi A DUTCH appeals court has ruled that Shell is responsible for the consequences of oil spills in two Nigerian villages from its subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). A decision regarding oil spills in a third village is yet to be made. In a case launched 13 years ago, four Nigerian farmers and Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) claimed compensation from Shell for damage suffered due to oil spills from underground pipelines and an oil well. The spills from pipelines occurred in the villages of Goi (about 150 bbl) and Oruma (400 bbl) in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Two leaks occurred in the village of Ikot Ada Udo in 2006 (about 1 bbl) and 2007 (629 bbl). Shell has argued that it is not responsible under Nigerian law, as the spills were caused by sabotage. ....