The history of the Ogoni movement in Nigeria

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The writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa
Writings about Ken Saro-Wiwa

The Ogoni Movement (MOSOP)

More on Saro-Wiwa: Shell will not return: Reuter, 1 November 1995. Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said it did not plan to return to Nigeria's troubled Ogoniland after a court sentenced nine activists from the area for murder. Amnesty International USA called on President Bill Clinton to condemn the death sentences handed down by a Nigerian court to minority rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and three other campaigners.
Saro-Wiwa: Urgency/Pipeline Project: From the Chicago 50 Years is Enough Campaign, 9 November 1995. Ken Saro-Wiwa has in recent years led the Ogonis' battle to win compensation for 30 years of unconscionable devastation of their homeland by oil companies (particularly Shell). In response to opposition the devastation of their homeland, the Nigerian government has placed Ogoniland under a brutal martial-law regime and killed hundreds of Ogonis in terror campaigns.
Shell: From Soren Ambrose, 13 November 1995. the IFC rejected the idea of financing the pipeline in Ogoni on the same day as the executions. This is a real victory for those battling the Bank: the first time the IFC has succumbed to public pressure. The Bank capitulated at least partially out of human rights concerns.
Joint Statement by MOSOP and its affiliate bodies at Kano, Kano State: 22 November 1995. In name of the Ogoni, call for non-violent resistence to economic exploition, environmental destruction by Shell, and human rights abuses.
ANC statement on the detention of Ogoni leaders: 27 November 1995. From the South African Nigerian Democratic Support Group.
Press statement by Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP): From the Ogoni Community Association - UK. 29 December 1995. Calls for disbanding the Ogoni Civil Disturbances Special Military Tribunal.