Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Austin Mitchell (Labour), on Monday, 11 November 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 119 members in total.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXECUTION OF KEN SARO-WIWA AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA
That this House notes that one year has passed since Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni environmental campaigners were executed by the Nigerian Government after grossly unfair trials; is concerned that a further 19 members of the Ogoni ethnic group remain in detention facing the same unfair tribunal and potentially the same fate; is further concerned that 43 people, including human rights and pro-democracy activists such as the former Head of State, retired General Olusegun Obasanjo, have tried and convicted of treason by a secret special military tribunal and are now facing long prison sentences; condemns the arbitrary detention of prisoners of conscience and the unfair trials and treatment of political prisoners in Nigeria; is deeply concerned about the allegations of extrajudicial executions by Nigerian security officials; welcomes the publication of Amnesty International's report on Nigeria, together with its proposals for human rights reform; calls on the Nigerian Government to release immediately all prisoners of conscience and implement a comprehensive and far reaching programme of human rights reform; and urges Her Majesty's Government to do all it can to ensure that respect for human rights is established in Nigeria.
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- 1996-97
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- Death Human rights Nigeria Saro-Wiwa, Ken
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