http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/tags/boycott Content for boycott Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:32:57 +0100 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:32:57 +0100 en-uk Shell Niger Delta boycott activism corporate abuse executions <img alt="Boycott Shell/Free Nigeria: The main issues" src="http://www.essentialaction.org/shell/SlashedShellTile.gif" /> <p>2. Why boycott Shell?</p> <p>Since the Nigerian government hanged 9 environmental activists in 1995 for speaking out against exploitation by Royal Dutch/Shell and the Nigeria government, outrage has exploded worldwide. The tribunal which convicted the men was part of a joint effort by the government and Shell to suppress a growing movement among the Ogoni people: a movement for environmental justice, for recognition of their human rights and for economic justice. </p> <p> Source: <a href="http://www.essentialaction.org/shell/issues.html" title="Open source URL">Boycott Shell/Free Nigeria: The main issues</a> </p> Bellter Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:32:57 +0100 http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/bookmarks/boycott-shell-free-nigeria-the-main-issues http://protectthehuman.amnesty.org.uk/bookmarks/boycott-shell-free-nigeria-the-main-issues