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Egbema Voice of Freedom et al vs Eni
Case overview
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15
December
2017
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| Current status |
Presentado
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Eni's impacts on the Aggah Community in Nigeria
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| Summary of the case |
On 15 December 2017, Egbema Voice of Freedom (EVF), an association of residents of Aggah Community in Rivers State, Nigeria, filed a complaint with its legal representatives Chima Williams & Associates (CWA), a public interest law firm, and Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), a non-profit organisation, to the Italian and Dutch NCPs regarding Eni. The Aggah Community is adjacent to and overlaps with the Mgbede oil field, which is operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Eni S.p.A and its Dutch subsidiary, Eni International BV. For over four decades, Eni has been causing annual flooding in the Aggah village, violating the Guidelines and devastating people’s health, property and livelihoods due to the elevated roadways and embankments the company built in order to drill for oil, which block the natural streams that used to flow through the village and floods both residential areas and farmland. Based on an impact assessment report, carried out by the complaints, they have found that nearly all households in Aggah have lost agricultural products, while more than 65% of households have suffered physical injuries as a result to the flooding.
The complainants are seeking mediation from the Italian and Dutch NCPs, in effort to get Eni to take responsibility to end the floods suffered, while also compensating and assisting the Aggah residents whose rights have been violated.
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| Case keywords |
Los derechos humanos,
Más de un PNC
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NCP Information
Complainants
Company Information
Timeline of developments
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Description |
Document |
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15
December
2017
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Egbema Voice of Freedom |
comunicado de prensa |
Press release regarding complaint filed with Italian and Dutch NCPs |
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(408Kb)
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15
December
2017
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Egbema Voice of Freedom |
informe |
Impact assessment report filed with the complaint |
download pdf
(452Kb)
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15
December
2017
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Egbema Voice of Freedom |
presentar |
Complaint filed with the Italian and Dutch NCPs |
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