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Court Orders Unocal to Stand Trial for Abuses in Burma
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Thursday September 16, 2004 10:34 by EarthRights Intl
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Burmese peasants and oil multinational to meet in California courtroom
Los Angeles and Washington, DC, Sept. 15, 2004 – California Superior Court Judge Victoria Chaney yesterday rejected an attempt by Unocal Corp. to dismiss a lawsuit charging it is responsible for human rights abuses committed by the notoriously brutal Burmese military on behalf of Unocal’s Yadana Pipeline project in southern Burma. The Court’s denial of the oil company’s motion for a judgment in their favor clears the way for a jury trial to begin after eight years of litigation. “There is abundant evidence that the Burmese military, Unocal’s project partner, forced villagers to perform hard labor against their will and committed widespread human rights violations for Unocal’s benefit,” said Richard Herz of EarthRights International, co-counsel for the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs in John Doe I, et. al. v. Unocal Corp., et al. are villagers who lived near the pipeline. Some were forced to work on pipeline infrastructure by the military. The remainder suffered other egregious abuses including murder, rape and other torture at the hands of soldiers providing “security” for the project.
Unocal had argued the case should not proceed in light of the Court’s previous ruling that the Unocal subsidiaries the company claims were involved in the project were separate entities from Unocal. Judge Chaney rejected that argument, holding that her prior decision “does not preclude [the plaintiffs] from proving defendants controlled specific aspects of the Yadana project to an extent beyond that permissible by a mere owner.”
Dan Stormer, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said today, “This is a total victory and vindication for the victims. Now Unocal will have to defend its despicable actions before a California jury.”
Paul Hoffman, co-counsel for the plaintiffs and cooperating attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), concurred: “This is an important decision, not only because it allows Unocal to be held liable for abuses committed overseas, but also because it tells other multinational corporations that go into business with repressive dictatorships that they are responsible for their partners’ human rights violations.” Judith Chomsky of CCR added: “After eight years of litigation, the plaintiffs will finally have their day in court. We are confident that a jury reviewing the facts of this case will be horrified at Unocal’s behavior.”
Plaintiffs are represented by Paul Hoffman of Schonbrun, DeSimone, Seplow, Harris and Hoffman; Anne Richardson, Dan Stormer, Cornelia Dai and Marco Simons of Hadsell & Stormer, Judith Chomsky and Jennie Green of the Center for Constitutional Rights, and EarthRights International.
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Jump To Comment: 1Unical tried to get the Alien Tort Claims Act revoked or watered down so that they could never be brought before a court for their crimes abroad.
Read Judge Victoria Chaney's decision:
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