Declaration
Ogoni Bill of Rights, 1990
MOSOP's founding charter demanded environmental protection, self-determination and autonomy for the Ogoni within Nigeria.
What happened
In 1990, MOSOP published the Ogoni Bill of Rights, demanding self-determination, autonomy, environmental protection and fair oil-revenue sharing within Nigeria, not secession.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) was established in 1990 as an umbrella organisation for Ogoni civil-society groups, including women's, youth, church, teacher, student and professional bodies; the same year, MOSOP published the Ogoni Bill of Rights, co-drafted by Ken Saro-Wiwa, which demanded environmental protection for Ogoniland, self-determination and greater economic and political autonomy for the Ogoni people within Nigeria, cultural rights, representation in Nigerian institutions, and a fair share of oil revenue derived from the region — a set of demands for autonomy and rights, not for secession from Nigeria.
- Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Wikipedia) link, Founding section. Source record
- Today, remembering the Ogoni Bill of Rights (Platform London) link, Content and Objectives section. Advocacy organisation perspective Source record