http://remembersarowiwa.com/complicit-then-complicit-now/ remembering the past, shaping the future Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:29:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://remembersarowiwa.com/complicit-then-complicit-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Could we finally see justice for Ken Saro-Wiwa? « Greenjacker Tue, 26 May 2009 15:24:09 +0000 http://remembersarowiwa.com/?p=141#comment-6 [...] And even while the current trial gets under way the Nigerian government the Nigerian military has launched a large offensive against the people of the Niger Delta, in an attempt to “crush armed insurgent groups.” Brutal military attacks have rained down on the Western Delta from the air, sea and land since last Wednesday. Despite attempts by the military to cover up the massacres, the Ijaw National Congress, which represents the region’s largest ethnic group, has said that the attacks have “resulted in over a thousand deaths, because we dared to ask for our rights,” in the mostly Ijaw communities of Gbaramatu, Okerenkoko, and Oporoza.” According to Amnesty International they have received reports that indicate hundreds of civilians have already been killed. The military presence has made independent access to the communities difficult and claims impossible to verify. (Get the full story here) [...] [...] And even while the current trial gets under way the Nigerian government the Nigerian military has launched a large offensive against the people of the Niger Delta, in an attempt to “crush armed insurgent groups.” Brutal military attacks have rained down on the Western Delta from the air, sea and land since last Wednesday. Despite attempts by the military to cover up the massacres, the Ijaw National Congress, which represents the region’s largest ethnic group, has said that the attacks have “resulted in over a thousand deaths, because we dared to ask for our rights,” in the mostly Ijaw communities of Gbaramatu, Okerenkoko, and Oporoza.” According to Amnesty International they have received reports that indicate hundreds of civilians have already been killed. The military presence has made independent access to the communities difficult and claims impossible to verify. (Get the full story here) [...]

]]> http://remembersarowiwa.com/complicit-then-complicit-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Shell on trial about Saro-Wiwa murder :: May :: 2009 Mon, 25 May 2009 23:50:14 +0000 http://remembersarowiwa.com/?p=141#comment-5 [...] The plaintiffs in the case allege that, although the Nigerian government tortured and executed the claimants and their relatives, “these abuses were instigated, orchestrated, planned, and facilitated by Shell Nigeria” and that the company “provided money, weapons, and logistical support to the Nigerian military, participated in the fabrication of murder charges, and bribed witnesses to give testimony.” See also here. [...] [...] The plaintiffs in the case allege that, although the Nigerian government tortured and executed the claimants and their relatives, “these abuses were instigated, orchestrated, planned, and facilitated by Shell Nigeria” and that the company “provided money, weapons, and logistical support to the Nigerian military, participated in the fabrication of murder charges, and bribed witnesses to give testimony.” See also here. [...]

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