Amnesty International Releases Major Report on the Niger Delta
Posted by jinn on June 30th, 2009
Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta
On Tuesday June 30, Amnesty International released a major report detailing the the pollution and environmental damage caused by the oil companies while the Nigerian government continues to favor the oil companies and not the people of the Niger Delta. 
“Oil companies have been exploiting Nigeria’s weak regulatory system for too long,” said Audrey Gaughran of Amnesty International. “They do not adequately prevent environmental damage and they frequently fail to properly address the devastating impact that their bad practice has on people’s lives.”
This 143-page report covers explains how decades of neglect, human rights abuses and environmental damage has contributed to the current crisis in the Niger Delta.
Read the Summary and Full Report
April 1st, 2010 at 1:45 am
This 143-page report covers explains how decades of neglect,ccsp human rights abuses and environmental damage has contributed to the current crisis in the Niger Delta