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2008-12-03 17:57:54 Nigeria Held Accountable for Violations Linked to Abusive Corporate Practices

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2008-12-03 17:57:54 Royal Dutch Shell to go to Trial for Complicity in Torture and Murder of Nigerian Protesters Lawsuit Against Shell for Human Rights Violations in Nigeria to Proceed

Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Shell

This lawsuit charges the Royal Dutch/Shell oil group with complicity in human rights abuses in Nigeria. The particular abuses at issue are the November 10, 1995 hangings of environmental and community leaders Ken Saro-Wiwa and John Kpuinen, the torture and detention of Owens Wiwa, and the shooting of a woman who was peacefully protesting the bulldozing of her crops in preparation for a Shell pipeline by Nigerian troops called in by Shell.

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2008-12-03 17:57:55 Amicus Brief on Behalf of Wiwa Plaintiffs in Kiobel v. Shell U.S. District Court Opinion on Royal Dutch Shell's Motion to Dismiss Complaint for Wiwa v. Anderson Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (Shell) Court of Appeals Decision Amended Complaint for Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum