Azzam Rahim
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US top court limits who can be sued under torture law
Apr 18, 2012 15:32 EDT
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a complaint filed against the Palestinian Authority by relatives of an American citizen allegedly tortured in a West Bank prison.
U.S. court to hear Shell Nigeria human rights case
Oct 17, 2011 11:51 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide if companies can be held liable in the United States for international human rights law violations, a case about allegations that Royal Dutch Shell Plc helped Nigeria violently suppress oil exploration protests in the 1990s.
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