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For those unfamiliar with the case, attorney @SDonziger won a $9.5 billion verdict against Chevron in Ecuador and is now fighting for his life.

Under house arrest for several months, he is facing a rare judge-ordered prosecution in New York. https://www.courthousenews.com/when-feds-demur-judge-charges-ecuador-crusader-himself/">https://www.courthousenews.com/when-feds...

Facing bruising civil and criminal litigation, Donziger has been able to garner an incredible show of international support.

Dozens of Nobel laureates spoke out in his defense in April. https://www.courthousenews.com/nobel-laureates-condemn-rare-judge-ordered-prosecution/">https://www.courthousenews.com/nobel-lau...

Donziger is speaking again via video conference at the European Parliament:

"I think one of the fundamental questions is whether the rule of law can apply to major corporations when they lose human rights cases."

Donziger (pictured, top right):

"Where I am speaking from now is an apartment, where I have been unable to leave without permission of a court officer for 11 months."

He calls the length of his pretrial confinement unprecedented for a criminal contempt charge.

Donziger notes that SDNY prosecutors declined to pursue charges, before a federal judge ordered a private-firm-led criminal case.