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Remembrance Sunday report (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop; Music
Remembrance Sunday report by Jeff Collins, including the names of royal figures and politicians attending the ceremony at the Cenotaph in Westminster, and a vox pop with members of the crowd. Also buglers...
Adair Turner on Labour Party economic policy (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Paul Maurice interviews Adair Turner, Director-General of the CBI, about his views on Labour leader Tony Blair’s forthcoming economic policy address to industry leaders at Birmingham.
John Major on execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
John Major is interviewed following the execution of Nigerian human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others by the Nigerian Government, on his views and on their Commonwealth status. Male interviewer...
Commonwealth reaction to Nigerian executions (1995)
- Genre
- News report
Alan Wheatley, correspondent at the Commonwealth leaders summit in Queenstown, New Zealand, iterates the summit’s views of the execution by the Nigerian regime of Ken Saro-Wiwa and fellow human rights...
Bolaji Akinyemi reaction to Nigerian executions (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, former Nigerian External Affairs Minister (1985-1987), gives his reaction to the execution of human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Interviewer is Alan Wheatley.
Akinyemi critical of international community (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Former Nigerian External Affairs Minister, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi praises NGOs but criticises the international community and South African President, Nelson Mandela for not intervening to prevent the...
Chidi Odinkalu reaction to Saro-Wiwa execution (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Chidi Odinkalu, legal officer for INTERIGHTS and a personal friend of Ken Saro-Wiwa, talks about Saro-Wiwa’s personality, his views on the execution and criticises South African President, Nelson...
Norma Johnston on execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Norma Johnston of Amnesty International speaks about the failed appeals made by Amnesty to governments in regard to the detention and execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa as well as general Nigerian human rights...
Richard Jeffries on Saro-Wiwa execution (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
John Terrett interviews Dr Richard Jeffries of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London about his views on the execution of political activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, the recent political history of...
John Major on Nigerian Commonwealth suspension (1995)
- Genre
- Press conference
Prime Minister John Major speaks at a press conference in New Zealand following Nigeria’s suspension from the Commonwealth due to human rights violations and the recent execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and others.