A U.S. Congressman and activists have criticized the White House for inviting a Sudanese presidential aide Nafie Ali Nafie, who is accused of human rights abuses, to Washington for talks. In a letter sent to President Obama last week, Congressman Frank Wolf noted that Nafie has been accused of "torturing enemies" and "cozying up to Osama bin Laden in the 1990s." The letter said Nafie had opposed ...
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. Supreme Court decision to limit the sweep of a 1789 law used to fight human rights abuses worldwide left a window slightly ajar for victims to sue companies, especially U.S. companies, accused of aiding such abuses. "A majority of these cases are against U.S. companies, and it still means they can be held accountable," said Jennifer Green, a University of ...
The Supreme Court issued a ruling on Wednesday that limits the ability of victims of human rights abuses abroad to sue in U.S. courts. The ruling made it more difficult for victims to use a 1789 law aimed primarily at pirates to sue foreign corporations or individuals. But it left many questions unanswered. The case was brought by 12 Nigerians who sued Royal Dutch Shell Oil for alleged ...
The Supreme Court issued a ruling on Wednesday that limits the ability of victims of human rights abuses abroad to sue in U.S. courts. The ruling made it more difficult for victims to use a 1789 law aimed primarily at pirates to sue foreign corporations or individuals. But it left many questions unanswered. The case was brought by 12 Nigerians who sued Royal Dutch Shell Oil for alleged ...
In a case closely watched by human rights groups and multinational corporations, the Supreme Court today narrowed the ability of foreign victims of human rights abuses to turn to U.S. Courts for alleged violations of international law committed abroad. The case was brought by 12...
The Supreme Court issued a ruling on Wednesday that limits the ability of victims of human rights abuses abroad to sue in U.S. courts. The ruling made it more difficult for victims to use a 1789 law aimed primarily at pirates to sue foreign corporations or individuals. But it left many questions unanswered. The case was brought by 12 Nigerians who sued Royal Dutch Shell Oil for alleged ...
The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that U.S. courts will not be the world's forum for deciding lawsuits alleging human rights abuses by corporations and tyrants on foreign soil.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has declared that American courts will not be the world’s forum for deciding suits alleging human rights abuses by corporations and foreign tyrants on foreign soil.
Human rights violations in Iran spiralled in 2012, a United Nations monitor said Monday, spotlighting abuses including repression of freedom of speech, torture and secret executions.
In 1980, a young, left-wing Argentine militant named Horacio Campiglia was abducted in Rio de Janeiro and then taken to a military base in Buenos Aires, never to be heard from again.
