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Request for a Retrail in Chevron Case Denied

Today Judge Susan Illston denied the Nigerian plaintiffs in the Bowoto v Chevron case their request for a new trial. Below is the press release issued by Earth Rights International, co-counsel to the...

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Justice for Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni People

Wiwa v Shell On May 26, 2009 the Ogoni people of Nigeria will finally have their chance at justice when the families of famed activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and his colleagues, who were sentenced to death in a...

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Shell: Corporate Impunity Goes on Trial

This piece is reprinted from George Monbiot’s blog which appeared in the UK Guardian on April 10, 2009: Multinationals accused of human rights abuses can no longer feel safe now that the oil giant is...

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Judge Denies Chevron’s Request of $485,000 from Nigerian Villagers

San Francisco, CA: Judge Susan Illston, on Wednesday, denied Chevron Corp’s request to recoup over $485,000 in costs associated with a human rights case filed by Nigerian villagers. The corporation...

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Victory for Nigerian Plaintiffs in Shell Case

Settlement Reached in Human Rights Cases Against Royal Dutch/Shell On Eve of Trial, Settlement Agreements Provide $15.5 Million for Compensation to Nigerian Human Rights Activists and to Establish...

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NIGERIA: Toll on civilians still unclear in Delta

IRIN: Humanitarian news and analysis a project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ABUJA, 11 June 2009 (IRIN) – With access to Nigeria’s Delta creeks still restricted, the...

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The Case Against Chevron

In this week’s East Bay Express, reporter Peter Asmus outlines the coordinated efforts of several organizations working together to expose Chevron’s human rights abuses and environmental injustices....

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Shell can’t be held accountable in U.S. courts for human rights violations, a...

Nigeria: U.S. Court Declines to Hear Suit Against Shell, Chika Amanze-Nwachuku, This Day, AllAfrica Global Media, 8 February 2011 A United States Appeal Court on Friday refused to entertain a lawsuit...

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US Supreme Court to hear Nigeria-Shell rights case

17 October 2011 Re-posted from AFP   WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a lawsuit accusing Royal Dutch Shell of human rights abuses, a case that could make companies liable...

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Nigerian villagers in polluted community file a new lawsuit in the U.S....

Nigerians seek $1 billion from Shell for oil spills By Mira Oberman | AFP – Thu, Oct 20, 2011 Re-posted from AFP A Nigerian tribal king filed a lawsuit in a US court seeking $1 billion from Royal Dutch...

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