[Event/Campaign] Commemorate the sacrifice and struggles of martyred environmental and community rights defenders -ATM

Commemorate the sacrifice and struggles of martyred environmental and community rights defenders. Nov 10—the death anniversary of Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro Wiwa, who with his eight comrades, was killed by hanging by military personnel. They were killed in 1995 because of their sttuggle against Shell and other oil companies in the Niger Delta. Climate…

Human Rights Online Philippines

October 31, 2013

1–2 minutes

Filipino, Gerry Ortega, Global Month of Action Against Dirty Energy, Human Rights, Human Rights defenders, Ken Saro Wiwa, Niger delta, Nigeria, Ogoni people, philippines, Royal Dutch Shell, Shell

Commemorate the sacrifice and struggles of martyred environmental and community rights defenders.

Nov 10—the death anniversary of Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro Wiwa, who with his eight comrades, was killed by hanging by military personnel. They were killed in 1995 because of their sttuggle against Shell and other oil companies in the Niger Delta. Climate justice activits commemmorate Nov 10 as the Global Day of Action Against Oil as part of the Global Month of Action Against Dirty Energy.

Since 2010, we have joined the global commemoration. Here we give tribute to Ken Saro Wiwa, and the lives of Filipino environmentalists and human rights defenders who sacrificed their lives for the mining struggle.