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Blackwater USA lawsuit (re 16 Sep 2007 Baghdad incident)
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USA: Four Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians pardoned by Donald Trump
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US jury convicts ex-Blackwater guard of murder over deadly shooting in Nisour Square in Iraq
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Ex-Blackwater guards argue appeal
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Blackwater contractors appeal US court convictions over shootings in Iraq
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Une cour américaine condamne 4 ex-gardes de Blackwater à de lourdes peines de prison pour la mort de civils irakiens en 2007
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Comentario: Las empresas privadas militares pueden ser responsables de abusos de derechos humanos, como en el caso Blackwater
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Un jury américain reconnait 4 anciens employés de l’entreprise de sécurité privée Blackwater coupables d'avoir tué des civils irakiens
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Blackwater guilty verdict long overdue
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Blackwater Guards Vow to Appeal Convictions for Iraq Shooting
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Four Blackwater guards found guilty in 2007 Iraq shootings of 31 unarmed civilians
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Rights Attorneys Who Sued Blackwater Respond to Murder, Manslaughter Verdict
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US State Department reports reveal investigation into Blackwater operations in Iraq before 2007 shooting was abandoned after death threat
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Washington Denies Involvement of US Mercenaries in Ukraine
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Un cadre pour le secteur de la sécurité
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Blackwater guard charged over Baghdad murder [Iraq/USA]
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[PDF] Private Military & Security Companies and their impacts on human rights: Recent developments
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Judge criticizes State Department over Blackwater shooting case [USA/Iraq]
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Blackwater founder: my company could have prevented Benghazi deaths (Libya)
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[PDF] Private military & security companies & their impacts on human rights - Bulletin Issue 5
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Lawyers for Blackwater Guards to Fight New Charges
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New charges brought against former Blackwater guards in Baghdad shooting
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Watchdog Body Will Oversee Private Military Contractors
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Iraq War Contractors Fight On Against Lawsuits, Investigations, Fines [USA]
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The Privatization of War: Mercenaries, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC)
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Prosecutors Mounting New Case Against Blackwater Security Guards [Iraq]
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Prosecutors Outline ‘Stringent’ Safeguards in Second Chance at Blackwater Case [USA]
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[PDF] Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin - Issue 7
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US uses contractors to bypass international humanitarian laws
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DOJ Builds Criminal Case Against Blackwater Security Guards
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Supreme Court rejects Blackwater Iraq shooting appeal
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Iraq bans security firms on oil fields
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Private military & security contractors: a culture of impunity
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Corporate Accountability Now
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Blackwater successor settles Baghdad shooting suit
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L’autorégulation des entreprises de sécurité privée est-elle suffisante pour faire respecter les normes du droit international?
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UN Panel Wants Iraq to Address Military Contractor Immunity
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Blackwater Guards Pitch Manslaughter Case to U.S. Supreme Court
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D.C. Circuit Refuses To Rehear Blackwater Manslaughter Case [USA]
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Former Blackwater Guards Challenge Appeals Court Ruling
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Congress Considers Penalties for U.S. Contractors Abroad
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Appeals Court Reinstates Blackwater Manslaughter Case in D.C.
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Federal judge returns shooting lawsuit involving company once known as Blackwater to NC court [USA]
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Efforts to Prosecute Blackwater Are Collapsing [USA]
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[PDF] State of Affairs: Three Years After Nisoor Square - Accountability and Oversight of U.S. Private Security and Other Contractors
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Cowboy contractors: armed and dangerous
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Privatizing War and Overlooking Abuses: The New Blackwater and their Recent Hundred Million Dollar Contracts with the United States Government
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[PDF] Launch of online portal on “Business, Conflict & Peace”
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[PDF] Stakeholder Submission on United States Obligations to Respect, Protect and Remedy Human Rights in the Context of Business Activities
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Biden vows the US will appeal in Iraq Blackwater case
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Iraq instructs lawyers to take on Blackwater cases
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3 Blackwater Guards Called Baghdad Shootings Unjustified
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US to Review Court Decision on Blackwater
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Blackwater settles series of civil lawsuits
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[video] McCain Hopes Blackwater Charges Will Be Reinstated
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Iraq files case against Blackwater: PM
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Iraqi rage at Blackwater decision in US court
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Judge Drops Charges From Blackwater Deaths in Iraq [USA]
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Good News for Blackwater is Bad News for Industry
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[PDF] United States of America v. Paul A. Slough, et al. - Memorandum Opinion
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[US Department of Justice] Urges Closed Hearing in Blackwater Criminal Case
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Feds drop manslaughter charge against one Blackwater guard
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Blackwater Said to Approve $1 Million in Iraqi Bribes After Shootings
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Judge Refuses to Dismiss War Crimes Case Against Blackwater [USA]
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[PDF] Accountability for Private Military Contractors Under the Alien Tort Statute
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Lawsuit: U.S. had warned Blackwater
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Prosecutors in Iraq Case See Pattern by Guards
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Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Accused in U.S. District Court of Intent to Kill
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Ex-guards' statements implicate Blackwater founder in Iraq crimes
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Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder
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[PDF] In re: Blackwater Alien Tort Claims Act Litigation - Declaration of John Doe No. 2
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[PDF] In re Blackwater Litigation: Declaration of John Doe No. 1
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Blackwater Seeks Gag Order
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Lawsuit now accuses Xe contractors of murder, kidnapping
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U.S. military probes Blackwater Kabul killing
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La justicia de EEUU advierte a las grandes firmas por los DDHH
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Judge Refuses to Toss Charges in Blackwater Case
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U.S. will not renew Blackwater contract in Iraq
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Bagdad retire sa licence à Blackwater pour la punir d'une fusillade en 2007
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Iraq to Deny New License To Blackwater Security Firm
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Blackwater guards plead not guilty to Iraqi deaths [USA]
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Iraqis applaud charges against Blackwater guards
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Blackwater USA lawsuit (re 16 Sep 2007 Baghdad incident)
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Cinq employés de Blackwater inculpés par la justice américaine
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Feds draft indictment against Blackwater guards [USA]
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[PDF] Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launches world’s first online portal profiling human rights lawsuits against companies
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[DOC] Presentation to the 4th session of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries, New York, 4 September 2008
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Blackwater Case Faces Obstacles, Justice Dept. Says [USA]
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Blackwater Lawsuit Says Order Ignored [USA]
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British security co. sued over death of US soldier
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[video] Bill Moyers talks with journalist Jeremy Scahill - Part 2
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Minister seeks Blackwater trials [Iraq]
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Iraq: Blackwater chairman defends guards against allegations of unprovoked shooting that killed 17
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Blackwater USA Sued for Firing on Iraqi Civilians, According to Legal Team for Injured Survivor and Families of Three Killed
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[PDF] Estate of Himoud Saed Atban, et al. v. Blackwater USA, et al. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Complaint
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Abu Ghraib lawsuits against CACI, Titan (now L-3)
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USA: Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit against military contractor CACI over alleged abuses of Abu Ghraib prisoners
Former Abu Ghraib prisoners' lawsuit against military contractor CACI ended in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury. The plaintiffs accused CACI interrogators of conspiring with soldiers to abuse detainees, while CACI denied complicity and claimed Army control. The plaintiffs may seek a retrial after 15 years of legal wrangling.
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USA: Jury deliberations continue in CACI "Abu Ghraib torture case" as the US contractor attempts to focus the blame on the army
Trial is first time American jury has heard claims of mistreatment brought by survivors of notorious prison in Iraq.
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USA: Jury trial against military contractor CACI over ‘sadistic abuses’ in Iraq's Abu Ghraib Prison starts after 20 years
Jury trial against military contractor CACI over ‘sadistic, blatant and wanton abuses’ comes 20 years after scandal broke.
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USA: Judge refuses to dismiss case against U.S. military contractor CACI in Iraq's Abu Ghraib torture case
Nearly 20 years after torture scandal broke, Iraqis continue fight for justice; 15-year quest for day in court one step closer to trial.
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US military contractor claims legal immunity in Iraq’s Abu Gharib torture case
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US Supreme Court rejects contractor’s Abu Ghraib torture appeal
"Three Iraqi former detainees have accused US defence contractor of encouraging or directing their torture at the prison."
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US appeals court rules military contractor can be sued over allegations of torture & war crimes in Abu Ghraib
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US judge allows lawsuit against CACI alleging co's conspiracy to torture Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison to proceed
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Al Shimari v CACI - Memorandum opinion on lack of subject matter jurisdiction
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US judge rules Abu Ghraib interrogators may be questioned incognito in lawsuit against military contractor CACI over torture allegations
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USA: Court rules case against security contractor CACI for torture claims at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq can proceed
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Abu Ghraib ex-inmates' lawsuit moves ahead in federal court
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Court Rules Abu Ghraib Survivors’ Case of Torture Against Private Military Contractor Can Proceed
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A suit over Abu Ghraib getting to ‘what actually happened’
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Suhail Najim Abdullah Al Shimari, et al., v. CACI Premier Tech, Inc.
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[PDF] The Third Pillar: Access to Judicial Remedies for Human Rights Violations by Transnational Business
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Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit by Abu Ghraib Inmates
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Al Shimari, et al. v. CACI
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Appellate Court Reinstates Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuit Against Private Military Contractor
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US appeals court examines question of responsibility for torture in case by Abu Ghraib victims
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USA: The current state of Alien Tort litigation in the business & human rights context
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US court must reject lawlessness of torture in Abu Ghraib case against CACI, says former general counsel for US Navy
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Constitutional Scholars, Military Officers, Human Rights Groups File Briefs in Support of Abu Ghraib Victims Suing Corporation for Torture
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Legal Experts Try To Reignite Iraqis' Suit Against Torture Facility Contractor
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Abu Ghraib Survivors Appeal Immunity for Corporation Involved in Torture
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[PDF] Al-Shimari, et al. v. CACI Premier Technology, et al. - Brief for Plaintiffs-Appellants
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Former Abu Ghraib detainees appeal political question dismissal of suit against war-zone contractor
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Abu Ghraib and the Perversion of the Political Question Doctrine
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Accountability gap in USA for counter-terrorism human rights abuses by military contractors is alarming, says law professor
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Abu Ghraib Goes to Court
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CACI asks US court to dismiss case over alleged torture of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib
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No impunity for corporate torturers at Abu Ghraib, attorneys argue
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US court to consider if CACI can be sued for damages in USA over alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison
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U.S. corporations winning fight over human rights lawsuits
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Access to justice for victims of human rights abuses needs to be strengthened
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[PDF] Al Shimari, et al. v. CACI, et al. - Opinion
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Abu Ghraib Torture Victims May Sue U.S. Corporation, Appeals Court Rules
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Abu Ghraib torture lawsuit revived by U.S. appeals court
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Justice Increasingly Distant for Victims of Corporate Abuse
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Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors Fight on Against Military Contractors
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[PDF] Private military & security companies & their impacts on human rights - Bulletin Issue 5
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Iraqis Accuse CACI of War Crimes and Torture
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[PDF] Out of Bounds - Accountability for Corporate Human Rights Abuse After Kiobel
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[PDF] Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin – Issue 10, Sep 2013
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Post-Kiobel roundup: Apartheid case is not dismissed, but may soon be; some positive decisions from other courts [USA]
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Court grants CACI’s request for legal fees [USA]
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CACI seeking payment from former Abu Ghraib prisoners
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[video] Abu Ghraib: A justice denied
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Abu Ghraib case against CACI dismissed [USA]
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[PDF] Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin – Issue 9, June 2013
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Judge weighs motions that could result in dismissal of Abu Ghraib claims against CACI
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Judge in Abu Ghraib case: 'Sooner or later, plaintiffs have to come to court'
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Hearing on Defendant CACI's motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' ATS claims in Al Shimari v. CACI
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[PDF] Private military & security companies & their impacts on human rights - Bulletin Issue 4
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Seeking Corporate Accountability for Crimes at Abu Ghraib
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CACI, plaintiffs preparing for trial over Abu Ghraib allegations
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Private security's new accountability regime?
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Iraq War Contractors Fight On Against Lawsuits, Investigations, Fines [USA]
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Federal Judge Dismisses Much of Abu Ghraib Torture Suit Against Contractor
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The Privatization of War: Mercenaries, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC)
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Abu Ghraib scandal continuing to create repercussions for contractors
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$5M paid to Iraqis over Abu Ghraib
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[PDF] Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin - Issue 7
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[PDF] Second Session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group to consider the possibility of an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies -...
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[PDF] New Briefing Highlights Human Rights Lawsuits Against Companies Over Alleged Abuses in Over 25 Countries
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Appeals court revives Iraqis’ Abu Ghraib suits [USA]
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Corporate Accountability Now
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Federal Court to Decide Whether Former Abu Ghraib Prisoners Can Sue U.S. Contractors for Damages [USA]
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Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Challenge Corporate Impunity
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Appeals court in Virginia tosses 2 lawsuits claiming Iraqis tortured by Abu Ghraib contractors [USA]
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[PDF] Al-Quraishi v L-3 Services, Incorporated - Opinion
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Combating Impunity
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Abu Ghraib Inmates Lose U.S. High Court Bid to Sue Contractors
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U.S. Government Undermines Abu Ghraib Torture Victims' Right to Remedy
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Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Deserve Compensation
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Abu Ghraib contractors seek civil immunity
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Abu Ghraib lawsuits against CACI, Titan (now L-3)
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Abu Ghraib Case Involving Private Contractors Draws Top Court's Interest
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Retired Senior Military Officers, Rights Groups File Amicus Briefs Asking Supreme Court to Hear Abu Ghraib Torture Case
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Group Urges Supreme Court to Hold Military Contractors Accountable for Torture and Abuse
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U.S. court dismisses Iraqi contractor torture case
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[PDF] Opinion in Saleh v. Titan Corp. and CACI International
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Court rules Abu Ghraib torture victims can sue contractor CACI, according to legal team for former detainees [USA]
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Federal Appeals Court Hears Abu Ghraib Torture Suits [USA]
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Ex-Abu Ghraib detainees sue military contractors for torture
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CACI Rejects Copycat Lawsuits and False Allegations
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Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture
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CCR Files Four New Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuits Targeting Military Contractors in U.S. Courts
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Former Abu Ghraib Prisoner Accuses CACI, L-3 of Torture in Suit
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The War Comes Home
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Federal Judge Lets Abu Ghraib Suit Against Government Contractor Go Forward
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US judge: contractor can face Iraqi torture suit
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The Forgotten Conspiracy - Corporate Torture in Iraq
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Online Action Center - Investigate and prosecute military contractors who torture
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Companies Running Detention Centers Can Be Sued for Human Rights Violations [USA]
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