Shell agrees to pay compensation for execution of Saro-Wiwa and Ogoni protesters

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/08/nigeria-usa

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The oil giant Shell has agreed to pay $15.5m (£9.6m) in settlement of a legal action in which it was accused of having ­collaborated in the execution of the writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other leaders of the Ogoni tribe of southern Nigeria.

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Created by vero on 09 June 2009

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Victory for those who have campaigned for justice for Ken Saro-Wiwa and the 8 Ogoni leaders

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