Ground-breaking ECOWAS Court judgment orders government to punish oil companies over pollution

Breaking News!!! A judgment by the Economic Community of West African States Court of Justice (ECOWAS) has been hailed as a key moment in “holding governments and companies to account for pollution”, Amnesty International and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) said. In the case, SERAP v. Nigeria, the Court unanimously found the Nigerian government responsible for abuses […]