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Political prisoners remain central to rights campaigns

Abiola, Obasanjo, Yar'Adua, labor leaders, journalists, and activists remained symbols of Abacha's repression.

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1996

Political prisoners remain central to rights campaigns

Abiola, Obasanjo, Yar'Adua, labor leaders, journalists, and activists remained symbols of Abacha's repression.

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Abiola, Obasanjo, Yar'Adua, labor leaders, journalists, and activists remained symbols of Abacha's repression. Rights groups kept detention conditions in international focus.

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