We
urge you to take action to support the movement for environmental human
rights in the Niger Delta on this special anniversary.
November
10, 2015 marked the 20th anniversary of the execution of nine Nigerian
activists, including Ken Saro-Wiwa, who led a global campaign for
environmental human rights against the Shell oil company and the
Nigerian military dictatorship. Their imprisonment, trial and execution
triggered international condemnation and protests.
Amnesty
International was a part of this movement and continues to support a
new generation of activists to honor this legacy by ensuring a clean
future for the Niger Delta. On November 3, Amnesty International and the
Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development released a report
on Shell’s actions and inaction in commemoration of Ken Saro-Wiwa's
fight for environmental justice: https://amnesty.box.
Despite
repeated calls to clean up its spills, including an extensive study by
the United Nations in 2011, Shell's attempts at remediation have been
half-hearted, leaving the water and soil of the Delta toxic.
You can help #makethefuture of
the Niger Delta brighter by calling on Royal Dutch Shell to clean up
the pollution caused by its oil operations in the Niger Delta by posting
the following messages on social media between November 3 and November 15 (and especially on November 10).
With you in Human Rights,
Jennie Green & Josh Kennedy
Amnesty International's Business and Human Rights Co-group
For Action...
On Facebook:
- "Many people in the Niger Delta live with toxic black pollution caused by oil spills Shell still hasn't cleaned up. Make Shell act now: [insert story page link]"
- "Shell wants to #make the future, but it still hasn't cleaned up oil spills from over 20 years ago. Help change this now: https://www.amnesty.org/
en/latest/campaigns/2015/11/ shell-clean-up-oil-pollution- niger-delta/"
On Twitter:
In Person- "Ask @Shell to #make the future by cleaning up the Niger Delta first: https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=6dHMzLkYvF4& feature=youtu.be - “@Shell can #make the future, but can it clean up its dirty past? Make them now: https://www.amnesty.org/
en/latest/campaigns/2015/11/ shell-clean-up-oil-pollution- niger-delta/"
- We are asking people to take photos of themselves with the image of the polluted creek in Niger Delta above and post it to their social media accounts, calling for the much needed cleanup of Ogoniland.
