Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Drummond coal goes on trial over Colombia killings

(Reuters) - Herman Johnson was speaking at the start of a civil trial
of the Alabama-based company on charges that it committed a war
crime by providing support to a paramilitary group suspected of
the 2001 killings.




Privately-held Drummond Company Inc. denies any connection
with paramilitary groups in a case considered a landmark
because it could, if successful, open the door for other
parties to sue transnational companies on human rights abuses.


Read more at Reuters.com Business News

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