The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described the outcome of the landmark suit instituted by Ken Saro Wiwa Jnr and other Ogonis accusing Shell of complicity in the execution of author and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni leaders in 1995, among other human rights abuses, as a significant milestone in the search for justice in the bloody oil fields of the Niger Delta. (more…)
The 5th World Water Forum (WWF) takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 16 to 22 March 2009. Organized by the World Water Council, the Forum defines itself as “the main water-related event in the world, aimed at putting water firmly on the international agenda”. However, NGOs and other social movements claim the WWF is dominated by state administrations and private companies that have previously pushed for privatization of water.
To counter privatization policies and claim water as a human right, civil society movements have organized a series of parallel events: the Alternative Water Forum and the Water Tribunal in Istanbul.
You may also want to check out the documentary F.L.O.W, an award-winning documentary investigation into the World Water Crisis. Director Irena Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply with a focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Watch the trailer:
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described the outcome of the landmark suit instituted by Ken Saro Wiwa Jnr and other Ogonis accusing Shell of complicity in the execution of author and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni leaders in 1995, among other human rights abuses, as a significant milestone in the search for justice in the bloody oil fields of the Niger Delta. (more…)
