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Decline in serious crime: Netherlands to close 19 prisons and sack 1900 workers

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

Netherlands will close 19 of its prisons over the next few years because the cost of maintaining them is too high. The reason why the prisons aren’t cost-efficient, however, is something of a national blessing: thanks to the country’s steadily declining crime rate, thousands of prison cells are going unused. The news was first reported […]

Shell parent company can now be held liable for oil spills in Niger Delta communities – ERA/FoEN hails a Dutch appeals court ruling

December 18, 2015 Leave a Comment

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has hailed a Dutch appeals court ruling today (Friday December 18, 2015) which affirmed that Shell parent company could be held liable for oil spills at its Nigerian subsidiary, urging other Niger Delta communities to institute similar action against the company for years of pollution. The […]