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My latest piece on the case #Kiobel vs #Shell is available online today and in print tomorrow at @M_Star_Online @AudreyGaughran @seemabhr @MarkDummett @meghnaabraham @Makmid @andy_rowell @saltaluca73 @atricarico72 @BorromeoBea morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/kiob…
Tomorrow a Dutch court will examine the merits of a landmark case brought by @realkiobel and three other women with regard to what they claim was Shell’s involvement in the unlawful arrest, torture and execution of their husbands by the Nigerian military @channasamkalden @tmdboer
Esther’s late husband, Dr Barinem Kiobel, was hanged in 1995 by the Nigerian government along with the writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and other seven men, collectively known as the Ogoni Nine.
@amnesty's new report on @Shell and the impact of its operations in Nigeria is finally out. I am proud I was part of the team who made this work happen @MarkDummett @Marsha81974843 @CEHRD
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@amnesty @Shell @MarkDummett @Marsha81974843 @CEHRD This report provides essential information and analysis of various cases that Shell is facing in European courts and concludes that the Anglo-Dutch corporation has operated in a way that has harmed communities and has not effectively remediated the harm it has caused.
@amnesty @Shell @MarkDummett @Marsha81974843 @CEHRD one of these cases relates to Shell's support for a military crackdown against protesters in Ogoniland during the 1990s. This case was brought by Esther #Kiobel, in her quest for justice again the execution of her husband @Esther96525257
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Back home after the #Kiobel witness hearing and feeling very inspired by the strength and courage of @realkiobel. She is the woman who took Shell to court for what she says was Shell’s role in the execution of her husband. Read her story here amnesty.org/en/latest/camp…
@realkiobel for background info on the Ogoni's struggle, Mosop and Esther's fight for justice here is a podcast recently produced by @GaryJMarshall90 theguardian.com/business/audio…
@realkiobel @GaryJMarshall90 @amnesty documented that @Shell knew that the Nigerian security forces committed grave violations when addressing community protests. Despite this, Shell encouraged intervention by the Nigerian authorities in order to deal with protests by MOSOP amnesty.org/download/Docum…
Second day of witness hearing starts. Yesterday the judges questioned three Nigerian men who said that they had been offered bribes to testify falsely against the Ogoni 9.
Third and last witness enters the room. His name is Ledum Mitee. He was Ken Saro-Wiwa's deputy and one of the men accused of murder. Mitee was the only one to be acquitted. The others were hanged in 1995.
Mitee says that when he was in prison, he heard that prosecution witnesses were introduced to Shell people and were promised "all kind of things", such a jobs, houses and money, if they agreed to testify against the Ogoni 9.
Third witness enters the courtroom now #Kiobel amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
He says the Nigerian police gave him and the other prosecution witnesses a written statement, previously prepared, which accused Ken Saro Wiwa, Dr. Kiobel and the rest of the Ogoni 9 of the killings.
He says at that time, if people did not do what the police asked of them, they would be in danger. This is why he signed this statement.
Hearing of second witness is about to start. His identity must also be kept confidential, the court has ordered. #Kiobel amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Like the first witness, he says he was bribed to testify in court against Ken Saro Wiwa and the rest of the Ogoni 9. He claims he was offered a house in Abuja. It is not clear, however, if those who offered the bribe were Shell or government representatives.
He claims he was asked to implicate one of the Ogoni 9, and that other prosecution witnesses were also asked to implicate other men. He says that prosecution witnesses were gathered at a house in Port Harcourt, which belonged to the relative of one of the murdered Ogoni chiefs
The hearing is happening. First witness is speaking now. The court has ordered that his identity is kept confidential for security reasons. #Kiobel amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
The first witness is from Ogoniland. He says that the Nigerian police wanted him to make a statement against Ken Saro Wiwa. He said he was hit on his head, and afraid, accepted to make this statement.
The man says he was taken to a house with other people. He was asked to testify in court, and that if he supported the case he would receive help. He says he was promised a house and job. He adds that some of these men were from Shell, others from the Nigerian government.
With @realkiobel inside the courtroom at The Hague now: #Kiobel and @Shell's lawyers are getting ready to speak. Follow @MarkDummett & @sabrinatucci for live updates today and tomorrow 9 October amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
@realkiobel @Shell @MarkDummett The court is about to hear, for the first time, accounts from individuals who accuse @Shell of offering them bribes to give fake testimonies that led to the ‘Ogoni Nine’ – who included Esther Kiobel’s husband – being sentenced to death and executed.
@realkiobel @Shell @MarkDummett In 1995, the Nigerian state executed nine men. Officially accused of involvement in murder, the men had been put on trial because they had challenged the devastating impact of oil production by @Shell in Ogoniland, Niger Delta. Dr #Kiobel and Ken Saro Wiwa were among them
Update from the courtroom on #Kiobel vs Shell. #Shell’s lawyer says that there are no legal grounds for the claimants’ allegations, the Netherlands has no jurisdiction over the case and the case is too old to be considered.
Judge is now asking questions to @PrakkenOliveira and the firm defending Shell. Atmosphere in the courtroom is very charged. 
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1/ A Dutch court today hears the first arguments in an historic case against #Shell, in which the oil giant stands accused of instigating a raft of human rights violations committed by the Nigerian government in the 1990s. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
2/ Esther Kiobel, Victoria Bera, Blessing Eawo and Charity Levula are suing Shell over its role in the unlawful arrest, detention and execution of their husbands by the Nigerian military.
3/ This followed a brutal crackdown on protests by the Ogoni people against Shell’s devastating pollution of the region.
