Word: nigerians
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Nigerian government ignored the worldwide pleas for clemency and protests against Saro-Wiwa's unjust conviction. After the execution, the military junta dismissed the outrage expressed by South African President Nelson Mandela, President Clinton and British Prime Minister John Major...
Although Shell's chief executive did send a personal to Nigeria's leaders to spare Sao-Wiwa's life, it was clearly a token gesture. As long as companies such as Shell continue to support the military junta by mining Nigerian oil, and, as long as institutions like Harvard invest in Shell, human rights abuses such as Saro-Wiwa's unjust execution will continue...
After the hangings, the World Bank canceled a $100 million loan to Nigeria. Supporters of Saro-Wiwa are calling for a boycott of Nigerian oil, half of which is exported to the United States. Harvard should join the rest of the world in giving Nigeria's military leaders a clear financial incentive to respect human rights...
...wake of the Nigerian executions, many students have expressed support for Saro-Wiwa's cause, calling upon Harvard to break its financial relationship with Shell Oil. Over 100 students attended a vigil for Saro-Wiwa sponsored by Amnesty International and the Harvard African Student Association and the Environmental Action Committee where speakers called for a boycott of Nigerian...
Leading the student movement is Hafsat D. Abiola '96, daughter of the imprisoned Nigerian president-elect. Last week, Abiola convinced the Undergraduate Council to pass a resolution asking the Board of Overseers to divest from oil companies investing in Nigeria...