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HRES 1072 109th Congress House International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Armed Forces and National Security Business ethics Capital punishment Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Compensation (Law) Crime and Law Enforcement Dissenters Due process of law Energy Environmental Protection Firearms Human rights Judicial review Law Military training Nigeria Petroleum industry

Urging the Government of Nigeria to conduct a thorough judicial review of the Ken Saro-Wiwa case.

Introduced: September 29, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 12, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.
Sep 29, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 29, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the government of Nigeria to conduct a thorough judicial review of the trial of the Ogoni 9 and to provide just compensation to the survivors of the Ogoni 9 if a miscarriage of justice is found.

Urges the government of Nigeria, international donors, and international oil companies operating in the Niger Delta to increase assistance to improve the lives of the Ogoni and other affected communities and for pollution abatement and cleanup in the Niger Delta region.

Urges the government of Nigeria to ensure that the security forces receive training in international standards on the use of force and firearms.

Calls upon the Department of State to seek to ensure that American oil companies operating in the Niger Delta comply, at a minimum, with the Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights.

Urges the Secretary General of the United Nations to institute a ten-year follow-up mission to Ogoniland.

What's happening now October 12, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 29, 2006
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1072: Urging the Government of Nigeria to conduct a thorough judicial review of the Ken Saro-Wiwa case.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-1072/
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"H. Res. 1072: Urging the Government of Nigeria to conduct a thorough judicial review of the Ken Saro-Wiwa case.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-1072/.
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H. Res. 1072, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-1072/.
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