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Red Flags Launched in London 23 May
23-05-2008
International Alert and the Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies launched the Red Flags guide and web site 23 May at a seminar in London.
The launch at a seminar at the Institute of Directors in London. On the panel were: John Ruggie, UN; Edward Bickham, Anglo-American plc; Mark Taylor, Fafo; and Dan Smith, International Alert
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Enablers of Mass Atrocities?
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"A company risks enabling mass atrocities when it
provides resources, goods, services, or other forms
of practical support that help sustain crimes against
humanity or genocide." Human Rights First has released advice to companies on the risks of contributing to the world's worst crimes. |
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Judge Rules Torture Suit Against U.S. Contractors Can Proceed
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As US Judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by a group of former Iraqi detainees against US military contractors can proceed to the discovery stage. The lawsuit was filed in the US under the Alien Tort statute and alleges that L-3 Services, Inc. violated US and international law by directing and participating in abuses at Abu Ghraib and other Iraqi prisons. |
(06-08-2010)
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Mining Company Sued in UK Courts over alleged Police Torture in Peru
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"A British mining corporation is facing a multimillion-pound claim for damages after protesters were detained and allegedly tortured at an opencast copper plant in northern Peru....When the protesters marched to the mine they found armed police waiting for them. They say the police were being directed by the mine's managers – although its owner, Monterrico Metals, disputes this." See article and video here: |
(18-10-2009)
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