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Court rules Shell must pay farmers over oil spills Shell Nigeria is liable for damages from pipeline leaks in the villages of Oruma and Goi, the Hague Court of Appeals said in a ruling Image: Friends of the Earth Europe A Dutch court has ordered the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell must pay compensation to farmers over oil spills in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The Hague Court of Appeals has ruled in favour of four Nigerian farmers on most points in an oil pollution case that was first brought against...

The legal effort seeking accountability for the oil pollution in the Niger Delta, as  Agence France-Presse noted, was brought forth by the Netherlands branch of Friends of the Earth, and “has dragged on so long that two of the Nigerian farmers have died since it was first filed in 2008.” #Shell has today been defeated in court by Nigerian farmers. This is a hopeful day for all victims of oil companies pollution and human rights abuses. But no victim should have to wait 13 years for ju...

Lagos, Nigeria – It has taken 13 years for Fidelis Oguru to get the victory that he and a group of other farmers in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region so badly wanted. On Friday, the Court of Appeal in The Hague ruled that Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), was at fault for environmental degradation caused by pipeline leaks in the villages of Oruma and Goi in the Niger Delta region. The Dutch court ordered the Nigerian arm of the Bri...

31 January 2021 21:57 GMT Updated  1 February 2021 14:46 GMT in  London A Dutch appeal court has decided that supermajor Shell is responsible for environmental damage caused by oil leaks in the Niger Delta and must pay compensation to affected Nigerian farmers. The court also ordered the Anglo-Dutch giant to install appropriate equipment to prevent future damage to oilfield infrastructure. Lengthy case The case was launched by four Nigerian farmers in 2008, who alleged that widesp...

Share on Twitter A Dutch court on Friday ordered Shell to compensate Nigerian farmers for oil spills that polluted swathes of their land in the Niger Delta. After 13 years of legal battles, an appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shells Nigerian branch must pay out for leaks on land in two villages. It also held the Anglo-Dutch parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, liable for installing new pipeline equipment to prevent further devastating spills. "The court ruled that Shell Nigeria�...

Farmers from Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers States, have hailed the judiciary for remaining the hope of the common man.

Nigerian court victory leaves Royal Dutch Shell disappointed By AT editor - 29 January 2021 at 8:13 pm A decision by Dutch courts to hold oil giant Royal Dutch Shell responsible for damages in Nigeria was met with disappointment from the company, even as campaigners celebrated a victory in the years-long case over oil spills that affected farmers in villages near its pipelines. “This is a hopeful day for all victims of oil companies’ pollution and human rights abuses,” said Jill McArdl...

Shell. Photo: FIRCROFTFarmers from Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers States, have hailed the judiciary for remaining the hope of the common man. The farmers commended the ruling of the Dutch Appeal Court sitting in Hague, yesterday, which ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to pay compensation to them following the devastation of their farmlands through oil exploitation. x Milieudefensie, the Dutch branch of Friends of The Earth, had in 2008 filed...

Court Orders Shell Nigeria to Compensate Farmers The company is liable for two leaks that spewed oil over an area of about 60 soccer fields in two villages. Jan 29th, 2021 AP Photo/Mike Corder THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a victory for environmentalists and Nigerians whose land was polluted by oil leaks, a Dutch appeals court ordered energy giant Shells Nigerian subsidiary to compensate farmers in two villages for damage to their land caused by leaks in 2004 and 2005.  Friends of the Ear...

The verdict is a big win for environmentalists, who want to see Shell held responsible for one of the world’s most polluted places, the Niger Delta.  Oil flows on the creek water’s surface near an illegal oil refinery in Ogoniland, outside Port Harcourt, in Nigeria’s Delta region, in 2011. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File) THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — Oil giant Shell is liable for oil leakages in the Niger Delta and must compensate farmers whose livelihoods have been destroyed by polluti...