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In a landmark ruling in the fight for human rights, a jury has found banana giant Chiquita Brands International liable for financing the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a brutal paramilitary death squad. After 17 years of legal proceedings, the first set of victims and their families have finally obtained justice.

The jury’s decision reaffirms what we have long asserted: Chiquita knowingly financed the AUC, a designated terrorist organization, in pursuit of profit, despite the AUC’s egregious human rights abuses. By providing over $1.7 million in illegal funding to the AUC from 1997 to 2004, Chiquita contributed to untold suffering and loss in the Colombian regions of Urabá and Magdalena, including the brutal murders of innocent civilians. This historic verdict also means some of the victims and families who suffered as a direct result of Chiquita’s actions will finally be compensated.

Context: this is a VERY important ruling for Gaza, as it affirms that corporations cannot abuse human rights in the name of profit. One day, Meta will be held to the same standards.

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The Guardian:

In 3 separate decisions (ODec 2023, April 2024, May 2024), UK Ministers rejected calls to suspend arms exports to Israel. Ministers have said decisions have been consistent or in line with legal advice.

The UK Campaign Against the Arms Trade has calculated that since 2008 licences to export arms to Israel worth £574m have been granted, but this figure cannot calculate the value of open licences.

The figures published on Tuesday do not cover the identity of the arms manufacturer or detailed type of equipment exported.

The decision to publish the figures on a one-off basis was signalled by the business minister Alan Mak a fortnight ago.

The move came as Britain’s two premier human rights organisations, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, said they were seeking to join a claim for judicial review about arms sales that has been launched by Global Legal Action Network and Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights group.

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