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Nigeria: Saro-Wiwa - Britain Resisted Sanctions On Abacha Regime for Commercial Reasons, Documents Show
Premium Times, 1 January 2020
Despite expressing public outrage over the 1995 execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni environmental activists, by the Sani Abacha-led military junta, the British… Read more »
UK, U.S. Considered Oil Sanctions After Saro-Wiwa's Execution
The British files, released under the country's declassification rules, shows that UK officials sought a navy-backed oil embargo against Nigeria, following the 1995 execution of writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other members of Nigeria's Ogoni community. The activists led protests against the pollution of Ogoni land and this was seen as a threat to the regime of Sani Abacha, former military ruler, and Shell, a major oil company in Nigeria.
Polluted water in Ogoniland: The oil industry has been key to the economy for more than 50 years, but Nigerians have paid a high price.
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South Africa: UK, U.S. Considered Oil Sanctions After Nigerian Environmentalists' Execution - Report
Daily Maverick, 31 December 2019
The British government rejected Nelson Mandela's personal appeal to impose oil sanctions on Nigeria after its military regime executed nine environmental activists in 1995 as it… Read more »
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A District Court in The Hague has issued an interim ruling in favour of wives of Ogoni leaders killed in 1995 during the Sani Abacha era. The women - Esther Kiobel, Victoria Bera, ... Read more »
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Esther Kiobel is among four women who accuse the oil giant of being complicit in the hanging of their husbands by Nigeria's military in 1995. The leaders of the oil-rich Ogoni land ... Read more »
