Investor Presentaiton
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Economic, Environmental, Social
and Cultural Rights
The underdevelopment of the Niger Delta and what we believe to be
criminal neglect over decades by successive Nigeria governments and oil
exploitation has made the zone a graveyard for Economic, Environmental,
Social and Cultural Rights.
Especially the rights to health, water, food, and sustainable livelihood are
not being respected. Also the right to life is dependent upon a healthy and
safe natural environment, are also not being respected.
The activities of the oil companies operating in the Niger Delta such as gas
flaring, are affecting the integrity and wellbeing of most individuals in the
Niger Delta. The gas flaring has caused life diseases and unimaginable
environmental hazards - affecting basic human rights.
The triple legacy of gas flaring, oil spills and effluent discharges by oil
companies has make life in many part of the delta, where the Ogoni
people live, impossible..View entire presentation