Íde Corley's Avatar

Íde Corley

@idecorley.bsky.social

Assistant Professor in English, Maynooth University.

34 Followers  |  35 Following  |  4 Posts  |  Joined: 24.01.2025  |  1.4997

Latest posts by idecorley.bsky.social on Bluesky

Preview
Esther and the Law For decades, Esther Kiobel has fought for justice for her husband, who was one of the nine men executed in 1995 after revolting against Shell's pollution of Ogoniland, Nigeria. Almost 25 years later E...

We held the Irish premiere screening of Scheltema's film followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A to commemorate the Ogoni heroes of conscience on the 30th anniversary of their executions. Stream the film here: www.journeyman.tv/film/8449/es...

01.12.2025 17:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The Corporate Crimes Handbook - Amnesty International Following a nearly two-year study, Amnesty International presents the Corporate Crimes Handbook which compiles insights and lessons learned by practitioners, communities, and law enforcement who are s...

1/ Proud to announce the launch of a new @amnesty.org @amnestybhr.bsky.social report, detailing the lessons learned from our corporate crimes project. This works to address business involvement in crimes linked to human rights abuses.

www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

28.11.2025 10:51 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Nigeria: A criminal enterprise? Shell’s involvement in human rights violations in Nigeria in the 1990s - Amnesty International This explosive report examines the role that the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell, played in a brutal campaign by the Nigerian security forces to silence protests in Ogoniland, in the oil-producing Niger ...

Esther’s decades-long legal battle against #Shell exposed the truth of its involvement in the military violence against Ogoni people in the 1990s. See:
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

16.11.2025 15:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

This week, we welcomed human rights defender, Esther Kiobel, to #MU. Also, filmmaker, Tatiana Scheltema whose documentary, Esther and the Law, profiles Esther’s court case against Shell at The Hague, and Mark Dummett #AmnestyInternational who conducted research for Esther's case.

16.11.2025 14:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Bah, humbug.

29.10.2025 06:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@idecorley is following 18 prominent accounts