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     cndej (81.136.226.243) |
NIGER-DELTA ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS I wish to use this medium to reach out to well meaning Nigerians interested in bringing about a lasting solution to the Nigerian Environmental issues particularly that of the maginalised minority oil-rich Niger-Delta region (south-south region) As you may have known the horrendous, mismanaged oil-rich Niger-Delta region of the Nigerian nation resulting from the oil exploration and exploitation activities is in a deep shit and needs an urgent intervention. Enough is Enough for President Obasanjo and his men. The people of the Niger Delta cannot even get legal protection in Nigeria. They have to go overseas in order to sue the oil companies for violations of human rights, killings, and destruction of property and the environment. In a major legal ruling recently, a U.S federal judge, Kimba Wood, denied a motion brought by the Royal Dutch Shell Company to dismiss a case filed by relatives of the late Chief Ken Saro-Wiwa and nine other Ogoni leaders who were hanged by the federal government of Nigeria, against the oil company. Other oil companies operating in the Niger Delta of Nigeria are also being sued in the United States and other Western nations. The suits are made possible through applicable American laws such as the Alien Tort Claims Act and the Torture Victim Protection Act, (which make it possible for non-Americans to sue foreign individuals and companies in the United States courts for serious human rights violations), the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act as well as the international Rome Treaty of 1998. Your contributions and views are highly welcome. All contributions to: CAMPAIGN 4 NIGER-DELTA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (CNDEJ), UK CONTACT: Kingsley Igbinosa email: cndej@yahoo.co.uk |
