{"id":14721,"date":"2025-02-17T11:10:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=14721"},"modified":"2025-02-17T11:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:10:30","slug":"nigeria-ogale-and-bille-residents-take-shell-to-uk-high-court-following-10-year-fight-for-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-ogale-and-bille-residents-take-shell-to-uk-high-court-following-10-year-fight-for-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: Ogale and Bille Residents take Shell to UK High court following 10-year fight for Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years ago, residents from the Bille and Ogale communities in Nigeria claimed their livelihoods had been destroyed and homes damaged by hundreds of oil spills caused by Shell. The pollution caused widespread devastation to the local environment, killing fish and plant life, leaving thousands of people without access to clean drinking water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The communities brought their claims in the UK courts however Shell repeatedly delayed the case arguing it had no legal responsibility for any of the pollution. The delay has had a devastating effect on people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 6 December 2024, the\u00a0UK Court of Appeal gave the green light\u00a0for the case finally to go ahead. Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International\u2019s Country Director for Nigeria, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Bille and Ogale communities of Nigeria\u2019s Niger Delta oil-producing region have been living with the devastating impact of oil pollution for so long. Oil companies, particularly Shell, exposed them to multiple oil spills that have done permanent damage to farmlands, waterways, and drinking water \u2013 leaving them unable to farm or fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWater contamination and other impacts affect even babies that are in some cases born with deformities. These communities have been deprived of a good standard of living. They deserve justice and effective remediation, and I hope this long-overdue trial goes someway to providing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amnesty International has published numerous\u00a0reports, documenting the detrimental impact Shell\u2019s operations are having on Nigerian communities. Going forward, Amnesty International is calling for Shell to conduct meaningful consultation with affected communities about its plans for disengagement. Shell must also provide a full remediation plan including details of all completed and ongoing clean-ups across its areas of operation, as well as adequate compensation for the severe and sustained harm affected communities have faced as a result of Shell\u2019s operations in the Niger Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Background<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two communities from Nigeria will be represented by Leigh Day. The Shell Preliminary Issues Trial of Nigerian Law will aim to resolve a number of Nigerian private and constitutional law questions, with a view to confirming the legal framework to be applied to the subsequent trial between Shell and the Ogale and Bille communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Court of Appeal heard the Shell Nigeria oil spill appeal\u00a0on 8 October 2024. On 11 October 2024, the\u00a0Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Nigerian communities over alleged pollution by oil giant Shell. On 6 December 2024, a\u00a0full trial of Nigerian communities\u2019 claims against Shell\u00a0was given the go ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past 20 years, Amnesty International has conducted extensive research and documented the human rights and environmental&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/r.news.africa-newsroom.com\/tr\/cl\/2XpAjBEHhDoLeMOZihrIG9zHIBB32luwcZd9gcHaHWaYUNjx-oJpKSYSxx7Rgv18TMkmyRkGx2-dZzBlF1VbqWGQCehFxwHM0cxXquDNnJsI7rBS-dixl40SIYaxmgthnaMxDudWLDu2qYIAiTLACmWPA0nWGFWv6WHG45XYbSs9I2buqXqHEtAskJc3QpHlaw8b5LL-1hSHss9V2ZN_Fe-kQi8S1x5NWfIV9LRoVOnEeWwzV59m5BSH9vTCl3hOnp3COVGhYdXy--3WkKfWPehQGWRVBd6M8ZMs_suQPfnoKzNwgoFfqnHeACNmGwW32QE_YHz5BTJ392uVv_0Nj0C8gxcIJn17X6-U6C6Uu4LjijAXHSzJJG8rTMC-Zgl34iK9Kk1JgfIP_dikkwa_jIciseVUdoIGhwvtIWzkmzWfkZCdUuhLIXa50tVYsBVw-0ByOpqHApIbc_BdqSq-YyyHwp72DFIoE32P56E\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">impact<\/a>&nbsp;of Shell\u2019s operations in the Niger Delta. In Amnesty\u2019s 2023 report,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/r.news.africa-newsroom.com\/tr\/cl\/7LBFNFBRr8sqXW3mCxz884Rx4yIjtDASwWFNNjbxegTGUfRmdLv5Y3hgP1VSxUiveDTUZuLO8ih187lKmh4MeBEno6ZmeW2UVL7Wm73SIeiOfqYjGLgrUh44MM3yIlweS_XsSSPCydKxkTSModnQ6btH6-hekqKU2k0W1wzdBn65CcJYITuRMDy9jtHANApf1NeX9CQfDMj95eUEKpkxV4ZvfBfoM_K8VqPJUuCY3WXRyZk1jZ67C5c9fxolSw7ivAktVXOPZvIo4_ogNSac9wtLCa-E1f3QzLYySrCUOrQbOn2e0JVRBfcSp2RR04XxKd0FLx08ZBX49sOHMxQHI8HIhCQYM9_XROKoB1xDZkKNCpduv2ezgV6P2TmzvmGFnSBrmEdoJbKKoGxOddVEtjrtAfDwpr4lA0eB6Ww2cbzVLFrEZjrr37Vi4LJkQMV1tEKqUX8Q_JTrCBFs0EmZabzveBQb0e6P7yQY486JGOJox4AvG5d6_aE19LbVqUGYrKjobju1ewsBLQVVLAInC7HqaGqr5qCmMvqmV8wAfUKvKA9CTk0tdmi8HzLhgvNBOGjR3X37QuzxokfNRJv7BeDcQMaGzLzIrMb7-Y1wyQFSpkD4ou6Le5flM0QjHwMRARalhYYk3aRBoQfiCetfUVteWys9KizMUmkXbiFrzGSe_QdF_pqlpIEkgNOJ54uvm8PXOZVP8oJPTzR__2G63RLXhgcPimjGj5zpxfjhKuBlBGdeLCON_toR8RYErlhLz4JfOLTjUcHIGfJUibngTWR8xa4oJP3qE2TAbXYJJOKaeWywh-27CQZaO65I1SMCR_WGuZdP-W0TgqnRMhWo-aW2n7fbSYCr91zhsVOSrGOw_aNq17UVsrzHjYwMlbMuTD8PsNeL4DGFsBfqBxVKxlq0NnXxSC79Ot-yMWuzAM9vORnS8CIWzcjdGmwG\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nigeria: Tainted Sale?,<\/a>&nbsp;the organization recommended a series of safeguards to protect the rights of people potentially affected by Shell\u2019s planned disposal of its oil interests in Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years ago, residents from the Bille and Ogale communities in Nigeria claimed their livelihoods had been destroyed and homes damaged by hundreds of oil spills caused by Shell. The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-ogale-and-bille-residents-take-shell-to-uk-high-court-following-10-year-fight-for-justice\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":10951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,11,7444],"tags":[11795,11793,11067,1749,11792,2058,2297,11794],"class_list":["post-14721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-top-news","category-west-africa","tag-amnesty-international","tag-bille","tag-niger-delta-2","tag-nigeria","tag-ogale","tag-pollution","tag-shell","tag-uk-high-court","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Nigeria-Shell-Petroleum-Development-Company.jpg?fit=1280%2C719&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-3Pr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12482,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/nigeria-shell-welcomes-verdict-from-the-milan-tribunal-over-opl-245\/","url_meta":{"origin":14721,"position":0},"title":"NIGERIA: Shell Welcomes Verdict from the Milan Tribunal Over Opl-245","author":"","date":"July 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Shell has welcomed a decision by the Milan tribunal on the settlement made in 2011 with the Federal Government of Nigeria and Eni over OPL-245 where the government had separately allocated the same block to two different parties: Shell and Malabu. \u201cWe welcome today\u2019s decision by the Milan Tribunal. 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