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Scraping the Barrel: Shell’s Article in Guardian Comment
Shell’s Malcolm Brinded wrote an article recently in the Guardian’s Comment section, that was savaged for its patronising tone and ‘all-round offensiveness’. Brinded would like us all to believe that Shell are the nice guys in Nigeria, who settled out of court as a ‘humanitarian gesture’ to the Ogoni people. The very notion is an [...]
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL FORCED TO SETTLE HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OUT OF COURT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2009
Damning Evidence Reveals Shell’s Complicity In Crimes Against Humanity;
Landmark Case Resolved in Favor of Ogoni Plaintiffs After 14 Year Legal Battle
New York– After legal battles lasting nearly fourteen years, oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has been forced to pay a $15.5 million out-of-court settlement. Plaintiffs from the Ogoni region of [...]
