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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