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A story on People's rights over corporate profits.
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A story on People's rights over corporate profits.
Goi, Ikot Ada Udo and Oruma are small villages in a part of Nigeria called the #NigerDelta
It is home to proud farmers and fishermen. They ate fish from the creek, farmed their own land, and lived in harmony with the creeks and its surroundings.
Then, oil spills happened.
When oil spills ravaged that land, it took 13 YEARS for these communities to win their case in court and hold Shell accountable. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jan/29/finally-some-justice-court-rules-shell-nigeria-must-pay-for-oil-damage
This gives hope to all those standing up to big corporations like Shell across the 
.
But no one should have to wait 13 years for justice
. But no one should have to wait 13 years for justice
Now the EU wants to create radical new rules which would allow people to seek justice in European courts and make it far easier to punish global businesses for their destructive actions. https://www.enforcinghumanrights-duediligence.eu/en/what-we-want
https://www.enforcinghumanrights-duediligence.eu/en/what-we-want
Corporate lobbyists will try to water them down. But before the #EU writes them, they want to know what people in Europe think. This could be our chance.
We have until TODAY to let them know -- so let’s make it the biggest public consultation ever and pass this historic law against #CorporationAbuses https://www.wemove.eu/peopleVScorporateprofits
