Blood Bananas - Jury Finds Chiquita Liable for Killings by Paramilitary Group
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Marissa Vahlsing of EarthRights International discusses their big victory in efforts to bring justice for victims of banna killings. This month a jury in Florida found Chiquita liable for killings between 1997 and 2004 by a Colombian paramilitary group that the company provided millions of dollars to. The paramilitary group was designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about EarthRights International BBC article about the case. Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. Email Congress in support of poverty-reduction legislationRemote volunteer ops at The Borgen ProjectDonate
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