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Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday that Britain was ready to help Nigeria tackle lawlessness that has hit oil output from its southern Niger Delta region.
"We stand ready to give help...
With 129 trade unionists killed worldwide and an upward swing in
death threats, imprisonment and physical harassment; trade union
rights continue to be violated across the world.
As the burnt-out village came into view off the bows of the motor
yacht and its escort, a gunboat packed with heavily armed troops,
the peace mission's optimism took a dent.