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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 31, 2008

For Nigerian Victims of Human Rights Abuses, a Day in Court

An upcoming trial in San Francisco will allow many Nigerian villagers to finally face Chevron in court, write Dan Stormer and Jennie Green. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Dan Stormer and Jennie Green
This article appears on Page 4

      Ten years ago Nigerian security forces opened fire on peaceful demonstrators on an offshore barge in the oil-rich Niger Delta, killing two men and injuring at least two more.
      Coincidentally, on May 28, the 10th "anniversary" of the killings, the ChevronTexaco Corporation held its annual general mee...

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