Ogoni people
The National Union of Ogoni Students (NUOS International) USA is an independent, non-profit organisation that functions as the students unit of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP). NUOS strives to enhance and enrich the quality of life through Educational, Charitable, Socio-cultural, Scientific and Environmental purposes for all indigenous students. NUOS provides Research, Advocacy, and Enlightens minority / indigenous students and the public on the plight and educational barriers that face indigenous and minority students. NUOS USA sent a petition to U.S. President George W Bush in July 2006 seeking his intervention in relation to the actions of the Nigerian government and the activities of Shell in Nigeria.[3]
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Human Rights Violation
The Ogoni people have been victims of human right violations over the years. In 1990, Mobile Police Men (MPF) shot down protesters against Shell in the village of Umuechem, killing 80 people and destroying 495 homes. In 1993, following protests that were designed to stop contractors from laying a new pipeline for Shell, the MOF raided the area to quell the unrest. In the chaos that followed, it has been alleged that 27 villages were raided, resulting in the death of 2,000 Ogoni people and displacement of 80,000.[4][5]
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Notes
- ^ Ethnologue Report for Ogoni
- ^ Quotes from Ken Saro-Wiwa, "Letter to Ogoni Youth."
- ^ Part of this information comes from the NUOS International (USA) website.
- ^ David Kupfer, "Worldwide Shell boycott", The Progressive, 1996
- ^ PBS Documentary The New Americans: The Ogoni Refugees
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References
Jeffreys, M. D. W. (1947) "Ogoni Pottery" Man 47(July): pp. 81-83
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