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Seven UN Special Rapporteurs and Mandate Holders Flag Human Rights Violations Linked to Oil Extraction in the Niger Delta
https://unpo.org/category/sustainable-empowerment/
Nov 22, 2025

Seven UN Special Rapporteurs and Mandate Holders Flag Human Rights Violations Linked to Oil Extraction in the Niger Delta

A group of seven UN Special Rapporteurs and mandate holders issued Joint Allegation Letters (JALs) to Nigeria, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the United States, the Netherlands, and several multinational oil corporations operating in the Niger Delta, raising concerns over long-standing human rights violations linked to oil extraction, environmental degradation, and recent corporate divestment processes. The JALs follow years of advocacy and documentation by affected communities and civil society organisations, among them the UNPO. Sustained efforts have consistently highlighted the persistent pattern of pollution, harmful business practices, and the lack of effective remedy for Niger Delta’s Indigenous communities, including the Ogoni and Ijaw.

NDPM mourns passage of Pa Edwin Clark
Vanguard Nigeria News
Feb 25, 2025

NDPM mourns passage of Pa Edwin Clark

In a statement signed by Convener, NDPM, Ejiro Ineneji and made available to newsmen, the Niger Delta Peoples Development Movement described ...Read more