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Article

20 Mar 2002

Author:
Julia Finch, Guardian [UK]

Norsk Hydro makes rights its business

Norsk Hydro [oil, aluminium, petrochemicals & agricultural fertilisers], which is 40% owned by the Norwegian government,...is handing over about £85,000 to Amnesty International in return for instruction on "how to handle the human rights challenges we face", said the group's president and chief executive, Eivind Reiten, yesterday...Norsk Hydro said its deal with Amnesty would not stop the rights group criticising the company.