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Dublin - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 Solidarity Vigils for Ken Saro Wiwa 1PM & 5PM Shell HQ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Saro-Wiwa Vs Shell; Trial against Shell starts Tuesday 26th May in New York Shell to Sea stands in solidarity with Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni people of the Niger Delta in their fight against Royal Dutch Shell who sustained a systematic campaign of human rights violations in the Niger Delta. Saro-Wiwa's trial against Shell starts in New York on Tuesday 26th of May 2009. Dublin Shell to Sea are holding Solidarity Vigils at 1PM and 5PM at Shell HQ, on Adelaide Road, Dublin today, Monday 25th May 2009. Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members of the Ogoni tribe were executed in 1995 by Nigeria's former military regime. Fourteen years on Royal Dutch Shell will stand trial in New York for crimes against humanity in connection with their murders. Shell are being accused of using the former Nigerian regime to silence Saro-Wiwa and his comrades and abuse the Ogoni people in the Niger Delta. Shell has denied being complicit in environmental damage, collusion with repressive governments and contributing to human rights abuses. However the execution of 9 members of the Ogoni tribe has pointed the finger of blame squarely at Shell whose abusive behaviour has been vigorously resisted by the Ogoni people in the Niger Delta and condemned internationally. |