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2 Aoû 2002

Auteur:
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights

State Department Adopts "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" Stance in Case that Pits Indonesian Villagers Against Exxon Mobil

The U.S. Department of State has warned a U.S. District Court that opening proceedings in the lawsuit Doe vs. Exxon Mobil Corporation could harm the Indonesian economy and U.S. interests...The Lawyers Committee deplores the position of the State Department...While concerns about Indonesia’s economy and U.S. investment there are understandable, LCHR rejects the implication that this investment can come at the cost of human rights protection. Companies should not be immune from prosecution for human rights violations in their operations at home or abroad.

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