Green Options » battle http://greenoptions.com/tag/battle Posts tagged 'battle' Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:32:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Chevron Acquitted in Nigerian Human Rights Case, Appeal Expected http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/02/chevron-acquitted-in-nigerian-human-rights-case-appeal-expected/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/02/chevron-acquitted-in-nigerian-human-rights-case-appeal-expected/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:32:41 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/12/02/chevron-acquitted-in-nigerian-human-rights-case-appeal-expected/

A federal jury ruled yesterday that Chevron had done nothing wrong a decade ago when it called the Nigerian military to control protesters who had taken control of an oil platform, demanding better treatment and jobs.

In the end, the military killed two protesters. Accounts of the incident vary drastically: Chevron says the protesters were violent, armed, and had taken workers hostage, while the protesters and their lawyers claim they had been entirely peaceful and engaged in civil disobedience.

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