...The military’s subsequent campaign directly led to widespread and serious human rights violations, including the unlawful killing of hundreds of Ogonis, as well as torture and other ill-treatment, including rape, and the destruction of homes and livelihoods. Many of these violations also amounted to criminal offences...This report examines the role played by the UKDutch multinational Shell in these human rights violations and crimes. That the company was a central player in the events in Ogoniland in the 1990s is undisputable: MOSOP was protesting against Shell’s negative environmental and social impact on the Ogoni community and had told the company to leave the area.