Wed 29 Oct 2008 |
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ANC urged to assist former freedom fighters |
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 The Khulumani Victims of Apartheid Support Group has lambasted the ANC's Polokwane resolution for not providing financial assistance to former freedom fighters. It says millions of ordinary South Africans, who also helped end apartheid, have been left out in the cold and are languishing in squalid conditions. The group, representing nearly 60 000 claimants for reparations, is currently in the process of suing 11 major foreign multi-nationals for allegedly aiding and abetting the apartheid regime.
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Thu 25 Sep 2008 |
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Apartheid lawsuit back in US court |
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 The Khulumani lawsuit, which targets 23 foreign multinationals for allegedly aiding and abetting the former nationalist government, is expected to hear - for the first time - arguments for and against this claim. The suit is being heard under legislation - the Alien Tort Claims Act - that allows claims against American companies for human rights abuses committed as a result of their presence in a foreign country.
After six years of battling, the plaintiffs must prove whether certain multinationals enabled the apartheid government to commit acts of gross human rights violations. Among the 21 defendants are oil, vehicle and financial companies which continue to operate in South Africa -- the likes of BP, Shell, Chevron Texaco, Barclays, Daimler Chrysler and Rio Tinto. They stand accused of supporting the former regime with arms and ammunition, financing, fuel, transportation and military technology.
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Tue 23 Sep 2008 |
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Apartheid class action group in US court again |
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THE Khulumani Support Group would hold pickets in three provinces on Thursday to coincide with the reopening of its long-running lawsuit in the New York District Court, the group’s media advocacy co-ordinator, advocate Sipho Mantula, said yesterday. |
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Mon 07 Jul 2008 |
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UN Renews Business and Human Rights Mandate |
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 The Human Rights Council voted last month to extend the mandate for the Special Representative on Human Rights and Business, John Ruggie, a Harvard Professor at the Kennedy School of Government, to examine the relationship between Human Rights and Corporate Activity and to propose solutions on ways to better guarantee the State Duty to Protect, the Corporate Responsibility to Respect and Effective Access to Remedies for victims of violations perpetrated by corporations.
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Fri 27 Jun 2008 |
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Lobby group against torture launched |
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Written by Independent Online
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Survivors from the Khulumani Support Group revealed horrific details of the torture they endured, saying the events still had a profound effect on them today, long after the official end of apartheid. |
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Sun 18 May 2008 |
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Multinationals face damages claim from victims of apartheid |
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Victims of South Africa's apartheid regime have won the right to seek compensation from some of the world's largest companies following a landmark decision in the New York Supreme Court last week. |
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Fri 16 May 2008 |
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Please, Somebody Sell Justice Scalia Some Stock: Ann Woolner |
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For Chief Justice John Roberts, it's Hewlett-Packard. Stephen Breyer has Colgate-Palmolive, Bank of America, IBM, Nestle. Samuel Alito: Bristol-Myers Squibb and Exxon Mobil. Those companies are among 33 that went to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of killing a lawsuit against them. Victims of South Africa's brutal apartheid era are suing American companies they say aided racist repression there. |
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Wed 14 May 2008 |
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South Africa: Hot Potato |
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HUMAN rights group Khulumani, which represents about 36000 South Africans seeking damages in the US courts from more than 50 major corporations that had dealings with the apartheid government, is understandably elated at this week's US Supreme Court ruling clearing the way for the $400bn lawsuits to proceed. |
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Wed 14 May 2008 |
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Business unusual — during apartheid |
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From http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/royjobson/ Judge Korman was the lone dissenting voice against the appeal of the Khulumani lawsuit in October 2007. The appeal was lodged against the judgement dismissing the plaintiffs’ claims under the United States’ Alien Tort Claims Act. The Khulumani Lawsuit, on behalf of Khulumani Support Group and less than 100 named plaintiffs, charges 23 foreign corporations for their roles in aiding and abetting the apartheid regime and seeks to obtain damages for the named plaintiffs. Judge Korman indicated that the business of corporations is business, and they were merely conducting business (with the apartheid regime). Business unusual? |
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Tue 13 May 2008 |
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Supreme Court Recusals Hit Home in Controversial Apartheid Suit |
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For want of a quorum, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed a controversial lawsuit brought by South African citizens to proceed against American and foreign corporations for their role in perpetuating apartheid. The companies, backed by the Bush administration and the South African government, had asked the high court to reverse a 2007 ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that said the suit could proceed under the Alien Tort Statute. |
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