US could become ‘safe haven’ for corporate abusers, activists warn

Campaigners fear supreme court will reinterpret centuries-old law used by foreign victims of human rights violations US corporations could be able to commit human rights violations overseas with almost no legal sanction, effectively turning the US into a “safe haven” for corporate abusers, campaign groups fear. Human rights activists are concerned that the US supreme court is gearing up to reinterpret a centuries-old law that has been widely used by foreign victims of slavery, trafficking and other abuses to claim redress in US courts. Continue reading...
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