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Corporations That Profited: Apartheid

Corporations that Profited from South African Apartheid

Landmark Case Returns to NY Seeking Millions from Corporations that Profited from South African Apartheid

A landmark case is returning to a New York district court that seeks millions of dollars in reparations from corporations that supported and profited from South African apartheid. The suit is filed on behalf of thousands of apartheid victims under the Alien Tort Claims Act. It seeks damages from the companies for doing business with the apartheid government despite international sanctions and boycotts. The companies include the oil giants BP and ExxonMobil, banks such as Citigroup and UBS, and the car giants General Motors and Ford Motor. We speak with South African poet and activist, Dennis Brutus.
Ref. https://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/8/landm...s_to_ny_seeking

Apartheid Profited Corporations

Pretty sad when rich are getting richer off off the poor in this way. I found it interesting that a many of the judges had stock in the corporations and could not work on the case. This may be a problem when it comes to people being bribed, or it could actually be a hindrance to the corporations. The judges who do not have a bunch of stock may not like those corporations and that is why they don't have their stock.