Nigeria And Ogoni's Campaign

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of the company's production which equates to the greatest production outside of the USA. Therefore, both Shell and the Nigerian government have an interest in maintaining the status quo and continuing with business as usual.
Since the beginning of Shell's operations in the Niger Delta, the company has wreaked havoc on the neighboring communities and their environment. Many of its operations and materials are outdated, in poor conditions and would be illegal in other parts of the world. The largest problems in Ogoni stem from demonstrations met with force, gas flaring, pipelines, oil spills, lack of community assistance and lack of compensation for land.
There have been countless demonstrations against Shell's operations in the Delta and not just by the Ogoni. The outcome however has been consistent resulting in violence against protesters by the military. One of the worst calamities to date has happened in 1990 in Umuechem, 10 miles from Ogoni, when villagers were killed by ...

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in prison, his health deteriorated, collapsing after being denied food and a doctor and falling unconscious for two hours after police interrogation. He was finally released on July 22, charged with six counts relating to seditious intention, seditious publication and unlawful assembly. In 1994 he and four others were again arrested and then hung. To date, there is still no end to the environmental pollution and suppression attacks on the Ogoni villages. Since August 1993, twenty villages have been attacked, resulting in more than 1000 deaths. Military presence is heavy, increasing the tension and fear in the region.
Many of Shell's gas flares are situated very close to villages, ...

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