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July 2nd, 2009:

Shell Disputes Amnesty Report on Nigeria

THE NEW YORK TIMES

July 2nd, 2009

By JAD MOUAWAD

As violence in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta escalates, Amnesty International released a new report this week condemning oil companies for wide-scale environmental damages and abuse on impoverished communities along the delta.

But Royal Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil giant that created the Nigerian oil industry, has reacted testily to the new campaign by the human rights group, saying the report failed to provide a proper picture of what caused violence and degradation in the delta. read more

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Nigeria oil company rejects damning Amnesty report

A Shell spokesman said the company shares Amnesty's concern for the people in the Niger Delta but disputes the group's assessment of its corporate accountability.

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