Causes www.nytimes.com Supreme Court limits human rights suits against corporations Six citizens of Mali had sued Nestlé USA and Cargill, accusing the companies of profiting from child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms.
Causes www.dw.com Nigeria: Ogoni 9 activists remembered 25 years on On November 10, 1995, nine Nigerian environmental activists accused of murder were executed by Sani Abacha's military regime. Their deaths sparked an international outcry that lingers to this day.
Causes allafrica.com Nigeria: Shell's fresh bid for Ogoni oilfield stirs tension An atmosphere of unrest is looming over Ogoni land, following the renewal request by Shell Petroleum Development Company for Oil Mining Leases.
