by Nnimmo | Nov 23, 2016 | Climate/Ecological Crimes, Culture, Militarism, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity -Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013. The world is witnessing an onslaught against human rights defenders perhaps more than at any other time in history. Global Witness, the advocacy group, reports that on...
by Nnimmo | Nov 8, 2016 | Analysis, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Dirty Energy, Environment, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
Clean Up Ogoni! With the exception of Ogoniland, oil is still being produced in the Niger Delta, and the environment as well as residents’ health is being affected by oil spills and the flaring of natural gas. Will the “Clean Up Ogoni” campaign set a precedent? In...
by Nnimmo | Nov 5, 2016 | Analysis, Climate Change, Corporate Capture, Dirty Energy, Environment
Climate change: Hangman of the poor Climate change affects the world unevenly and it is developing countries which, though not historically liable for it, that have to bear the brunt of its adverse effects. Nnimmo Bassey explains, with particular focus on Africa, the...
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