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…
Every time I meet Esther during a hearing, she wears the picture of her late husband as a pin attached to her heart. These are Esther and Dr Kiobel
@amnesty supported Esther #Kiobel’s legal team to bring the case to The Netherlands in 2017 and detailed @Shell’s role in the arrest and execution of the Ogoni 9 in a briefing, in the Dock amnesty.org/en/documents/a…
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