Press Coverage of Wiwa v. Shell
Public Statements
ERI Press Releases
Settlement Reached in Human Rights Cases Against Royal Dutch/Shell - June 8, 2009
Congressional Committee Hears Testimony on Shell's Environmental Abuses in the Niger Delta
Judge Rejects Last Ditch Attempt by Shell to Stop Human Rights Trial
Trial Against Royal Dutch/Shell for Human Rights Abuses in Nigeria Postponed to May 26, 2009
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
Press Coverage of the Case:
Shell, Human Rights, and Corporate Accountability
CSR Asia, Richard Welford, June 24, 2009
For the Ogoni 9, American Justice Catches Up with Nigerian Impunity
This Day: African Views on Global News, Niyi Ayoola-Daniels, President of Institute for Oil and Gas Law, June 15, 2009
Villagers flee Niger Delta fighting as Saro-Wiwa settlement raises hopes
The Observer, Nick Mathiason, June 13, 2009
A Win for Wiwa, a Win for Shell, a win for Corporat Human Rights
The American Lawyer, Michael Goldhaber, June 11, 2009
A Win for Wiwa, A Win for Shell, A Win for Corporate Human Rights
The AmLaw Daily, June 10, 2009
Saro-Wiwa Settlement Latest Vindication of 1789 Law
Inter Press Service News, Jim Lobe, June 10, 2009
Noted
The Nation (Nigeria), Sasha Chavkin, June 10, 2009
Justice or a Just Step?
The Huffington Post, Carl Pope, Executive Director of Sierra Club, June 10, 2009
Cheers in Nigeria after Shell agrees to pay $15.5 million
The Christian Science Monitor, Scott Baldauf, June 9, 2009
Nigeria victims welcome $15.5 million settlement
AFP, June 9, 2009
Shell pays out $15.5 million over Saro-Wiwa killing
The Guardian (UK), Ed Pilkington, June 9, 2009
Shell settles lawsuit over executions
The National, Sharmila Devi, June 9, 2009
Nigeri: Shell Settles Saro-Wiwa Case
allAfrica.com, Faatimah Hendricks, June 9, 2009
Shell to Pay $15.5 Million to Settle Nigerian Case
The New York Times, Jad Mouawad, June 8, 2009
Shell, Nigerian families settle suit for $15.5 million
Reuters, Edith Honan, June 8, 2009
Wiwa v Shell plaintiffs settle case for 15.5 million USD; 5 mil for trust to benefit Ogoni people
Sahara Reporters, June 8, 2009
Oil Industry Braces for U.S. Trial on Rights Abuses
New York Times, May 21, 2009
Shell Must Defend Nigerian Rights Suit, Judge Says
Bloomberg News, April 23, 2009
US Courts Put Corporations on Notice over Human Rights
AFP, April 10, 2009
A spate of US court cases is lighting a fire under the feet of powerful corporations doing business in countries that commit human rights abuses, analysts said Thursday.
Suit: Shell Complicit in Execution of Nigerian Rights Activist
The Raw Story, April 8, 2009
A landmark human rights lawsuit, accusing Royal Dutch Shell of complicity in the execution of author and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa some 14 years ago, will proceed to trial in a New York courtroom.
Shell: Corporate Impunity Goes on Trial
George Monbiot’s Blog, The Guardian, April 7, 2009
Multinationals accused of human rights abuses can no longer feel safe now that the oil giant is facing allegations of complicity in the execution of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa.
New York Trial Delayed for Nigerians Suing Shell
Reuters, April 6, 2009
A closely watched lawsuit brought on behalf of executed Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and others against oil company Royal Dutch Shell is now due to go to trial on May 26, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said on Monday.
Shell in Court over Alleged Role in Nigeria Executions
The Observer, April 5, 2009
Family of environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, hanged by his country’s rulers in 1995, take oil giant to court in New York.
Shell faces Saro-Wiwa death claim
Financial Times, April 3, 2009
The death of Ken Saro-Wiwa, the Nigerian activist, will return to haunt Royal Dutch Shell next month when a potentially groundbreaking court case opens in the US alleging the company was complicit in his execution.
Multimedia
Michael Goldhaber on the outcome of the Shell trial settlement
hub.witness.org, Michael Goldhaber, June 11, 2009
Saro-Wiwa's son on Shell settlement
BBC News, June 9, 2009
"This is an historic and landmark victory"
BBC News, Ben Amunwa from Remember Saro-Wiwa, June 9, 2009
Shell settles Nigeria deaths case
BBC News, David Loyn, June 9, 2009
Nigeria victims welcome $15.5 million settlement
France24, Jessica Lemasurier, June 9, 2009
Shell Settles Nigeria Case
CNN, Becky Anderson, June 9, 2009
Nigeria/Shell in pictures
The Guardian, June 9, 2009
Shell case 'to act as precedent'
BBC News, David Loyn, June 3, 2009
Blogs
Business and human rights: the next big thing
Open Democracy, Annabel Short, June 24, 2009
Shell's Settlement Doesn't Hide Unsettling Reality in Nigeria
The Huffington Post, Stephen Kretzmann, June 10, 2009
Shell settlement with Ogoni people stops short of full justice
The Guardian, John Vidal, June 10, 2009
Shell Settles Human Righs Case in Nigeria for $15.5 Million
Solve Climate, Leslie Berliant, June 9, 2009
Another Jury to Decide: Is Giant Oil Company Liable for Nigeria Killings? The Wall Street Journal, Amir Efrati, May 29, 2009
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