India, July 30 -- Newly disclosed internal company documents have intensified scrutiny of Shell's environmental practices in Nigeria, with rights groups alleging years of operational failures, inadequate safeguards and unresolved pollution across the Niger Delta.
Leaked documents raise new allegations
A coalition of human rights and environmental organizations, including Amnesty International, has released a report based on confidential Shell documents obtained through legal proceedings in the United Kingdom. The report claims the records expose broader environmental and human rights concerns than previously known, including alleged safety breaches, neglected pipeline integrity risks, missing well data, weak leak detection systems and que...