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John Major and Jim Bolger on Ken Saro-Wiwa death sentence

Title
John Major and Jim Bolger on Ken Saro-Wiwa death sentence
Genre
Press conference; Speech
TX Date
10 Nov 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:01:18
Description
UK Prime Minister John Major and New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger condemning at a joint news conference from the Commonwealth of Nations conference in Auckland the Nigerian government’s confirmation of the death sentences on playwright and political activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his supporters from the country’s minority Ogoni people.
Contributors
John Major; Jim Bolger
Keywords
Human rights; New Zealand; Death penalty; Conferences; Commonwealth of Nations; Political activists; Nigeria; Ken Saro-Wiwa; Auckland

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