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The Criminal Element (Do or Die)
Despite the deaths of 2000 Ogonis killed by the Shell-backed Nigerian military regime, and the internationally-condemned executions of Ken Saro-Wiwa and his 8 colleagues ... charges, tortured and held without trial. They were finally sentenced to death by the Special Military Tribunal, a 'kangaroo court' involving prosecution witnesses who had been bribed by Shell and the ...
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EarthRights International - California Judge Denies Oil Giant's Attempts to Dismiss Unlawful Business Practice Suit
Renick (HSKRR) hailed the Courts recent rulings as the "latest in a string of victories by impoverished Nigerian villagers against one of the largest and most profitable corporations in the world. Chevron cannot hide from the consequences of using the brutal Nigerian military to stamp out dissent." The Superior Court issued two orders, rejecting Chevron's argument that the UCL ...
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EarthRights International - Chevron to Stand Trial for Human Rights Abuses in Nigeria
Chevron actually agreed to the military’s plan. “We’re pleased that our clients will finally get justice for Chevron’s ... plaintiffs’ counsel Theresa Traber, partner at Traber & Voorhees. “Chevron conspired with and paid the notorious Nigerian military to attack our clients and their loved ones, murdering at least seven people, torturing ...
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ACTION IDEAS!
River Delta; the effects of drilling for oil on indigenous populations; Shell lining the pockets of Nigerian military with money; the effects of petroleum products and the automobile on the environment and the ... hold activities throughout the day, such as reading Ken Saro-Wiwa's final statement to the military tribunal, showing Delta Force, etc. 7.Hold a poetry/essay/prose reading with writings by ...
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Biographies
Shell, and their denigration and dehumanisation by Nigeria's military dictators, I had no doubt where it could end. This knowledge has given me strength, ... protest. The date has been celebrated as Ogoni Day ever since. Soon after the protests, Nigerian military forces began attacking Ogoni villages. Thousands were killed, and thousands more have been made ...
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EHT: 1990-2000
Shell Oil Co. drilling and extensive pollution in Niger River delta. The country's military dictators respond with threats, intimidation, arrest, and, in 1995, execution. 1991 - Nov 27 - Japan vows ... Co. The date has been celebrated as Ogoni Day ever since. Soon after the protests, Nigerian military forces began attacking Ogoni villages. Thousands were killed, and thousands more have been made ...
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Environment News Service News Index November 2005
No Break for Forests France and IUCN to Cooperate on Ecosystem Conservation Rio Stock Exchange Begins Trade in Carbon Credits West African Countries Sign Elephant Conservation Pact NRDC: Noise of Military, Industry, Shipping Harms Marine Life AmeriScan: November 21, 2005 Conservationists Take Aim at Japanese Whalers in the Southern Ocean New Avian Flu Early Warning System Based on Migratory Bird ...
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Boycott Shell Campaign | Nigerian Groups
Delta. Reports by ND-HERO: Another Environmental Setback as Shell's Pipes Burst Again (released 12/6/98) Niger Delta Rights Group Meet with the UN Special Rapporteur to Nigeria, Soji Sorabjee; Wants military forces disbanded and Shell investigated(11/27/98) Over 20,000 Women of Egi Protest against Elf Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (11/24/98) To contact ND-HERO, please write to ...
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ETFRN NEWS 43/44: Forests and conflicts
A weakened Mr Taylor, under military pressure from two directions, agreed to a Nigerian offer of asylum and vacated the presidency in August 2003, being ... for a kind of jungle warfare the American army found daunting in Vietnam. Air attacks –by Nigerian peacekeeping forces– probably inflicted more casualties on civilians than on rebels, well hidden in caves ...
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LIPU-UK -> Working in Britain for Birds in Italy - Ali Notizie June 2000
The process was not helped by the fact that Italy has a military grid and two versions of a National Grid, none of which match up. And some of ... Ibadan Institute, a university specialising in tropical agriculture, to meet local experts and members of the Nigerian Associations working in the area. Their involvement in the project is indispensable. Having arrived at the ...
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