Bille and Ogale case could help build world where corporations no longer act with impunity, campaigners say
Date: 8 October 2024
Campaigns: Climate
Commenting on the Ogale and Bille hearing returning to court today (8 Oct) Izzie McIntosh, climate campaigner at Global Justice Now, said:
Today’s case is part of an ongoing battle that could be an important step for the clean-up of widespread oil pollution and for the survival of the communities bringing it. It has wider impact too – UK-based corporations with substandard operations in the global south are enabled to rake in billions while allegedly wreaking horrific devastation on people’s lives and homes.
The more than 13,000 people taking Shell to court today have spent years bravely fighting back. Their actions could help to build a world where corporations can no longer act with impunity in the name of profit, while remaining sheltered from the legal consequences of the destruction they cause. For a just and sustainable future, Shell and others like it must be held to account. We stand in solidarity with the Ogale and Bille communities every step of the way.
Image credit: Milieudefensie
