Issues
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Ogoni Cleanup – Kegbara Dere Still Groans Under Pollution
While the problem of environmental degradation is not really news in Ogoniland anymore, the recent contradiction of Shell Petroleum Development…
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Paul Okuntimo Killed Ogoni Four – Falana
(Being the solidarity address by Femi Falana SAN at the 20th year anniversary remembrance of the judicial murder of Ken…
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20 Years After Execution, Supporters Call for Saro-Wiwa’s Pardon
Supporters of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of his execution, with the country’s main human rights…
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Nigeria must own up to the blood shed for oil
The Nigerian government is struggling to confront its past abuses, and nowhere is this clearer than in the case of…
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Finally it seems as if Ken Saro-Wiwa, my father, may not have died in vain
Today marks 20 years since the unlawful execution of Ogoni activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by the Nigerian government in 1995. Ken Saro-Wiwa…
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Shell’s 20-Year Infamy: Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Resistance
On Nov. 10, it will be 20 years since Ken Saro-Wiwa, president of the Movement for the Survival of the…
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Court Okays Suit Against Shell in the U.K
LONDON—Two Nigerian communities can sue Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s Nigerian unit in the U.K. over oil spills in the West…
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Agony of oil spill in Goi community, Ogoniland
The pathetic story of oil spills in the Niger Delta region is a sad tale of neglect and lack of…
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Documents reveal extent of Shell and Rio Tinto lobbying in human rights case
Multinationals sought legal support from UK government to fight allegations of rights abuses in Nigeria and Papua New Guinea The…
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African Cultural and Fundamental Rights Council Mourns and Celebrates Nelson Mandela
African Cultural and Fundamental Rights Council (AFCRC-USA) mourns the foremost African Freedom icon and pride of the world, Dr. Rolihlahla…
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