scholarly journals MNOC'S LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS IN TRANSNATIONAL LITIGATIONS FROM THE NIGER DELTA

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-41
Author(s):  
Nkem Violet Ochei ◽  
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Elimma Ezeani ◽  
Craig Anderson ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Niger Delta

scholarly journals International advocacy NGOs, counter accounting, accountability and engagement

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1309-1343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercy Denedo ◽  
Ian Thomson ◽  
Akira Yonekura
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Corporate Actions

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how and why international advocacy NGOs (iaNGOs) use counter accounting as part of their campaigns against oil companies operating in the Niger Delta to reform problematic regulatory systems and make visible corporate practices that exploit governance and accountability gaps in relation to human rights violations and environmental damage. Design/methodology/approach This arena study draws on different sources of evidence, including interviews with nine iaNGOs representatives involved in campaigns in the Niger Delta. The authors mapped out the history of the conflict in order to locate and make sense of the interviewees’ views on counter accounting, campaigning strategies, accountability and governance gaps as well as their motivations and aspirations for change. Findings The evidence revealed an inability of vulnerable communities to engage in relevant governance systems, due to unequal power relationships, corporate actions and ineffective governance practices. NGOs used counter accounts as part of their campaigns to change corporate practices, reform governance systems and address power imbalances. Counter accounts made visible problematic actions to those with power over those causing harm, gave voice to indigenous communities and pressured the Nigerian Government to reform their governance processes. Practical implications Understanding the intentions, desired outcomes and limitations of NGO’s use of counter accounting could influence human rights accountability and governance reforms in political institutions, public sector organisations, NGOs and corporations, especially in developing countries. Social implications This paper seeks to contribute to accounting research that seeks to protect the wealth and natural endowments of indigenous communities to enhance their life experience. Originality/value By interviewing the preparers of counter accounts the authors uncover their reasons as to why they find accounting useful in their campaigns.

The Ogoni and Self-Determination: Increasing Violence in Nigeria

1995 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 635-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude E. Welch
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
Military Administration ◽  
The Military

The execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, noted advocate of rights for the Ogoni people of the Niger delta, who was hanged with eight of his colleagues in Port Harcourt on 10 November 1995, drew universal condemnation from governments, human rights organisations, and literary figures. Following the trial of these Ogoni activists, the Nigerian régime headed by General Sani Abacha decided that the verdict of the appointed tribunal should be endorsed and implemented without delay, despite an international campaign for clemency. In the view of many, Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike, an independent judicial court would not have found the accused guilty of the murder in May 1994 of the four prominent Ogoni who had been killed during a riotous rally. For the military administration, however, the claims for self-determination made by Saro-Wiwa had run counter to national policy, nOt least by having highlighted long-standing tensions between the country's ethnic mosaic and its political centralisation.

scholarly journals A New International Human Rights Court for West Africa: The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice

2013 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 737-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen J. Alter ◽  
Laurence Helfer ◽  
Jacqueline R. McAllister
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
West African ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Economic Community ◽  
Community Court ◽  
National Courts ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
The Right

The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) is an increasingly active and bold adjudicator of human rights. Since acquiring jurisdiction over human rights complaints in 2005, theECOWASCourt has issued numerous decisions condemning human rights violations by the member states of the Economic Community of West African States (Community). Among this Court’s path-breaking cases are judgments against Niger for condoning modern forms of slavery and against Nigeria for impeding the right to free basic education for all children. TheECOWASCourt also has broad access and standing rules that permit individuals and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to bypass national courts and file suits directly with the Court. Although the Court is generally careful in the proof that it requires of complainants and in the remedies that it demands of governments, it has not shied away from politically courageous decisions, such as rulings against the Gambia for the torture of journalists and against Nigeria for failing to regulate multinational companies that have degraded the environment of the oil-rich Niger Delta.

scholarly journals GAS FLARING IN THE NIGER DELTA OF NIGERIA: A VIOLATION OF THE RIGHT TO LIFE AND COMMENT ON THE CASE OF JOHNAH GBEMRE V SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF NIGERIA LIMITED

1970 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulkadir Bolaji Abdulkadir
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Gas Flaring ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
International Report ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
The Right ◽  
Petroleum Development

The relationship between the protection of the environment and human rights was first established in the Stockholm Declaration of 1972. Since then, it has become acknowledged that human rights such as the right to life can only be enjoyed in a pollution free environment. It is on this premise that this paper seeks to examine how gas flaring, being one of the major environmental challenges in the Niger Delta, is affecting the right to life of the inhabitants. Materials are sourced from both primary and secondary sources to analyse the issues in contention. Data and information are extracted from the Amnesty International Report, United Nations Environmental Programme Report, and the United Nations Development Programme Report. Also, an analysis of the case of Johnah Gbemre v Shell Petroleum Development Company Of Nigeria Limited is done in order to evaluate the judicial response on this perspective.

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