Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
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The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People is a Nigerian grassroots organization, co-founded and popularized by activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, that campaigns for the environmental, economic, and political rights of the Ogoni people in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People canonical | 7 |
| Niger Delta environmental movement | 1 |
| Nigerian environmental justice movement | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grassroots organization
ⓘ
non-governmental organization ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
cleanup of oil-contaminated sites in Ogoniland
ⓘ
compensation for environmental damage ⓘ greater local control over oil resources ⓘ political autonomy for the Ogoni people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ken Saro-Wiwa
ⓘ
Ogoni Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
Rivers State ⓘ |
| cause |
environmental protection of Ogoniland
ⓘ
self-determination of the Ogoni people ⓘ |
| coFounder | Ken Saro-Wiwa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| countryTargeted | Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus | Ogoni people ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupRepresented | Ogoni people ⓘ |
| focus |
environmental justice
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ minority rights ⓘ resource control ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Ogoni languages ⓘ |
| ideology | nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| industryTargeted | petroleum industry ⓘ |
| method |
community mobilization
ⓘ
international advocacy ⓘ peaceful protest ⓘ |
| movementType |
environmental movement
ⓘ
ethnic minority rights movement ⓘ social justice movement ⓘ |
| notableCampaign | campaign against oil pollution in the Niger Delta ⓘ |
| notableDocument | Ogoni Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highlighting environmental impacts of oil extraction in Nigeria
ⓘ
mobilizing international attention to Ogoni struggles ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Ken Saro-Wiwa ⓘ |
| opposes |
economic exploitation of the Ogoni people
ⓘ
environmental degradation from oil extraction ⓘ human rights abuses in Ogoniland ⓘ oil pollution in Ogoniland ⓘ political marginalization of the Ogoni people ⓘ |
| purpose |
economic rights advocacy
ⓘ
environmental rights advocacy ⓘ political rights advocacy ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
Ogoniland ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Niger Delta environmental movement
this entity surface form:
Nigerian environmental justice movement