The rights group Amnesty International and the Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development ( CEHRD) say oil giant Shell has been manipulating its investigations into oil spills in Nigeria. A joint report by the two groups says Shell has wrongly reported the cause of oil spills, the volume of oil spilt, as well as the extent and adequacy of clean up measures. Amnesty International says that the consequences for the affected communities in the Niger Delta region are devastating and can result in them receiving little or no compensation. DW: Can you give up us some examples to illustrate the claims you make in your report? Audrey Gaughran: We’ve documented two thingsin the report and one is systematic problems with the oil spill investigation process, where we’ve looked at every step of the process and found flaws. the other thing we’ve documented were specific cases where things have […]