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LA Times Reports on Larry Bowoto’s Testimony
Protester testifies about Nigerian troops shooting him at Chevron facility Larry Bowoto, whose suit accuses the oil giant of human rights violations, says he was shot four times although unarmed. He...
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SF Chronicle: No hostages on Chevron barge, expert testifies
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer The former chief hostage negotiator for New York City police, testifying as an expert in a trial over the shootings of Nigerian villagers on a Chevron oil barge, said...
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Nigerian Activist Ken Saro Wiwa Hanged thirteen years ago this week
Ken Saro Wiwa Hanged by the Nigerian Government with 8 other activists: Ken Saro Wiwa: October 10,1941 - November 10, 1995 This week marks the 13th anniversary of the death of famed Nigerian activist,...
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Bowoto v Chevron Ends 3rd Week: Chevron Official Told Amy Goodman he paid the...
Last week in San Francisco’s Federal District Court, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was sited in a deposition given by Sola Omole, Chevron’s General Manager of Public Affairs in 1998. In 1999,...
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Closing Arguements for Bowoto v Chevron planned for Tuesday Nov. 25
On Monday Chevron will present its final day of testimony and evidence. Closing arguments will be given on Tuesday, November 25 and jury deliberations will begin on Wednesday, November 26, the day...
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Chevron Still Paying Nigerian Military to Kill Unarmed Protesters
While Chevron is defending themselves in US court for aiding and abetting the Nigerian military to shoot and kill unarmed protesters in Nigeria in May of 1998 they continue to do the same thing as...
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US Jury Begins Deleberations in landmark Suit Aganist Chevron
After spirited closing arguments yesterday by both attorneys for the plaintiffs and the defendants in the case of Bowoto v Chevron being tried in San Francisco, the 9-member jury for the Northern...
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JINN Statement on Verdict: Chevron Trial Still a Victory
Corporate Accountability Advocates Claim Victory, Despite Verdict in Human Rights Case Against Chevron Bowoto Case Showed There is a Legal Foundation For Corporations to be Held Liable in US Courts for...
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Nigerians Return Home with Sense of Hope
The Nigerian witnesses and plaintiffs send you their thanks and regards from the Niger Delta. After nearly three months in the San Francisco Bay Area during the human rights trial against Chevron, all...
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Chevron asks Nigerian Plaintiffs for Nearly $500,000
Chevron filed a motion seeking $485,000 in costs from the Nigerian villagers who sued the company for aiding and abetting shootings, killing and torture in U.S. federal court this fall. According to...
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