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Oil and silence: Time to champion ecocide law and hold power to account

Apr 12

Written By Robin Gairdner

Voke Ighorodje, Director of the international justice programme at the REED Centre, writes about ecocide law in an op-ed for the Nigerian outlet Premium Times.

Voke Ighorodje for Premium Times Nigeria, 12/04/25

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Robin Gairdner

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