Family of Saro-Wiwa sues oil company in American court
(NEWSER) - Next week Royal Dutch Shell will finally appear in court to answer charges that it was complicit in the death of Ken Saro-Wiwa, the author and oil company critic executed by Nigeria's former military regime in 1995. Saro-Wiwa's family accuses the oil company of "a systemic campaign of human rights violations" to silence opposition to its operations, and alleges that Shell bribed witnesses at Saro-Wiwa's show trial. The case, in an American court, could have major repercussions for the oil industry, reports the New York Times. More»
