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A Dutch court will today hear the first arguments in an historic case against Shell, in which the oil giant stands accused of instigating a raft of…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The widows of four Nigerian activists executed in 1995 have withdrawn their appeal in a Dutch civil case in which they alleged that oil giant Shell was complicit in the men's deaths, ending a yearslong legal battle for compensation and an apology.

The widows of four Nigerian activists executed in 1995 have withdrawn their appeal in a Dutch civil case in which they alleged that oil giant Shell was complicit in the men’s deaths, ending a yearslong legal battle for compensation and an apology

The women - Esther Kiobel, Victoria Bera, Blessing Eawo, and Charity Levula - sued Shell for its alleged role in the unlawful arrest, detention, and execution of their husbands, for opposing the oil giant and the military government.

Human rights defender Esther Kiobel today lost her civil case against oil giant Shell, which she accuses of complicity in the 1995 execution of her husband by the Nigerian military government, but has promised to continue her campaign for justice. Esther has spent 27 years seeking justice for her husband Dr Barinem Kiobel, who was […]

Esther Kiobel lost her case against oil giant Shell but vowed to keep pursuing justice for her husband

The women's husbands were executed after protesting against pollution caused by oil leaks.