Royal Dutch Shell has agreed a $15.5 million (£9.7million) out-of-court settlement in a case accusing it of complicity in human rights abuses in Nigeria including the hanging of anti-oil campaigner and writer Ken Saro-Wiwa. Read more here
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Shell pays out in Saro-Wiwa murder settlement
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed a $15.5 million (£9.7million) out-of-court settlement in a case accusing it of complicity in human rights abuses in Nigeria including the hanging of anti-oil campaigner and writer Ken Saro-Wiwa. Read more here
09 Jun 09
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Major new global free expression index sees UK ranking stumble across academic, digital and media freedom
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