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From:         abdoukarim sanneh <[log in to unmask]>
Date:         Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:51:29 
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Act now and sign the petition-Oil can be a filthy business












TAKING ACTION
TOGETHER
FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS











Dear Supporter,

A catastrophe is unfolding in the Niger Delta. Entire communities are devastated. The land they have lived on for generations is poisoned.

Behind this catastrophe is a UK company – Shell. But they’re hiding behind a smokescreen of denials and excuses. It’s time this stopped – it’s time Shell was called to account. 

That's why we're working with local NGOs in the Niger Delta to monitor the situation and gather evidence of the ongoing human rights abuses.

Watch our "Welcome to Shell" video to find out more: 
   

 

Please forward this video to your friends and family - we really need to step up the pressure on Shell and increase awareness of their working practices in the Niger Delta.

Yours sincerely,

Naomi McAuliffe
Campaign Manager – Poverty & Human Rights
  

Background to this campaign:
The Niger Delta is one of the ten most important wetland and coastal marine ecosystems in the world. Over the last 50 or so years, oil revenues from the region have reached an estimated $US 600 billion. Yet despite these huge profits, most of the 31 million population live in poverty. Dependent on contaminated land for their livelihoods, and without access to clean water or healthcare, they have little prospect of improving their situation. When pollution leads to poverty, it's a human rights issue — in the Niger Delta, it's a human rights violation. Read more




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