Que las víctimas de los derrames de petróleo de Shell tengan que esperar trece años para obtener justicia es demasiado

A statement by Donald Pols of Friends of the Earth celebrating a Dutch court victory where Shell was held liable for oil spills in Nigeria's Niger Delta, while criticizing the thirteen-year duration of the legal process and calling for EU-wide corporate due diligence legislation.

• A Dutch court ruled that Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary failed in their duty of care regarding oil leaks, marking the first time survivors of Shell's oil pollution in the Niger Delta obtained justice and compensation in the company's home country.
• Oil pollution in the Niger Delta has caused severe health problems and economic loss for hundreds of thousands of Ogoni people, with life expectancy in the region being ten years lower than in the rest of Nigeria.
• The legal process to obtain compensation took thirteen years due to procedural debates and obstacles created by Shell, including difficulties in accessing key documents to prove the parent company's responsibility for its subsidiary.
• The author advocates for the European Union to establish 'corporate due diligence' legislation to ensure European companies are held accountable for environmental and human rights violations in their global supply chains.

APA

Pols, D. (2021). Que las víctimas de los derrames de petróleo de Shell tengan que esperar trece años para obtener justicia es demasiado. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/que-las-victimas-de-los-derrames-de-petroleo-de-shell-tengan-que-esperar-trece-anos-para-obtener-justicia-es-demasiado/

Chicago

Pols, Donald. Que las víctimas de los derrames de petróleo de Shell tengan que esperar trece años para obtener justicia es demasiado. Friends of the Earth International, 2021. https://www.foei.org/es/que-las-victimas-de-los-derrames-de-petroleo-de-shell-tengan-que-esperar-trece-anos-para-obtener-justicia-es-demasiado/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Pols |first1=Donald |title=Que las víctimas de los derrames de petróleo de Shell tengan que esperar trece años para obtener justicia es demasiado |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=11 February 2021 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/que-las-victimas-de-los-derrames-de-petroleo-de-shell-tengan-que-esperar-trece-anos-para-obtener-justicia-es-demasiado/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{pols2021que, author = {Pols, Donald}, title = {{Que las víctimas de los derrames de petróleo de Shell tengan que esperar trece años para obtener justicia es demasiado}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/que-las-victimas-de-los-derrames-de-petroleo-de-shell-tengan-que-esperar-trece-anos-para-obtener-justicia-es-demasiado/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }