Courts must go beyond acquittals and demand accountability – Transparency International

Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, Mary Awelana Addah, says the Court of Appeal missed an opportunity to strengthen accountability after overturning the 10-year prison sentence handed to former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe.

[Premium Times] Internal Shell documents disclosed in a UK court case have exposed evidence of ageing pipelines, missing oil wells and an estimated $10.9 billion decommissioning liability, raising fresh questions over decades of pollution in Nigeria's Niger Delta.

The call drew on a new report on the environmental impacts and human rights implications of Shell operations in the Niger Delta.