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Article

12 Jun 2002

Author:
Reuters, in New York Times

Unocal to Face Suit on Human Rights

The Unocal Corporation, the oil and gas company, faces a September trial over charges that it was responsible for human rights abuses during the construction of a $1.3 billion pipeline in Myanmar, the plaintiffs' lawyer said today.

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Burma: Boston Globe editorial on lawsuit against Unocal for human rights abuses perpetrated by its military partners in gas pipeline project

Unocal lawsuit (re Myanmar)