Shell Human Rights Abuses Case Delayed (VIDEO)

The Shell human rights abuses case has been delayed in New York due to court order. No explanation has been given. For a video primer on the case, scroll down to the Reuters video.

Voice of America reports on the Shell delay:

More than 13 years after Nigeria executed writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others, a U.S. civil trial of the Shell Oil Company in connection with those deaths has been postponed. Experts say the delay could be because of a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday that reinstated the possibility of Shell's Nigerian subsidiary also facing trial in the case. Or, it could indicate that Shell is working towards settlement of the case that alleges its complicity with human rights abuses in Nigeria in the 1990s. Shell has denied any such involvement.

Read the full report.

Reuters video:

Comments

[Alirocks]

The death of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the abuses of the communities within the Nigerian River Delta at Shell's hands is disgusting and needs to be addressed!!! Thank you Huffington Post for covering this, but please expand! Anyone interested in learning more...? There's a pretty decent book called Untapped: The Quest for Africa's Oil (or something along those lines) that outlines the history behind Shell's endeavors.

I wish the family of Mr. Saro-Wiwa (what an amazing writer) and other families that have been affected by the drilling, on and off-shore the best of luck in their fight.

[Catfish1968]

I totally agree. This needs to be heard about and is quite more important that today's headlines about Gweneth's legs or Kendra's bosom. Priorities need to be straightened out.