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18 Oct 2016

Author:
Tom Bergin, Reuters (UK)

Widow of Nigerian activist to sue Shell in Netherlands alleging company was complicit in killing of her husband

"Shell faces possible Dutch lawsuit over Nigerian activist's execution", 16 Oct 2016

The widow of a Nigerian activist is planning to sue Royal Dutch Shell in the Dutch courts alleging the oil company was complicit in the execution of her husband by the Nigerian military in 1995, court documents filed in the United States last week show.  Esther Kiobel has filed an application in New York to secure documents from Shell’s U.S. lawyers, which she could use in the Dutch action.  The filings with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Court of New York said she planned to begin that action before the end of the year.  “Ms. Kiobel will demonstrate that Shell encouraged, facilitated, and conspired with the Nigerian government to commit human rights violations against the Ogoni people,”...A Shell spokesman said on Sunday: “Shell remains firmly committed to supporting fundamental human rights in line with the legitimate role of business. We have always denied, in the strongest possible terms, the allegations made by the plaintiffs in this tragic case."  Kiobel previously took her lawsuit to the United States but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that the case could not be heard because the alleged activities took place outside the country...

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