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Article

19 Nov 2004

Author:
Johann Hari, The Independent [UK]

How the world's biggest corporations are fuelling genocide in Sudan

...multinational corporations have ignored the pleas of human rights groups and handed money to the [Government of Sudan] in exchange for Sudan's oil. The roll-call of companies who chose to do this is long and distinguished: Siemens AG from Germany, Alcatel SA from France, ABB Ltd from Switzerland, Tatneft from Russia and PetroChina...Of course, these corporations do not actively seek genocide...They simply have a morally neutral stance towards it.