Exxon Mobil Accused of ‘crimes against humanity’?

August 6, 2008 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post

This article from RWW exposes some incredible allegations about Exxon Mobil that the company is desperately trying to make ‘go away’…

On June 16th, 2008 the US Supreme Court denied a request by Exxon Mobil to dismiss a lawsuit titled Exxon Mobil v. John Doe, 07-81, brought by international rights groups on behalf of 11 villagers in Indonesia’s Aceh province. The suit alleges that Indonesian soldiers hired by Exxon Mobil “committed murder, torture, sexual assault .. genocide and crimes against humanity.”

One British rights organization specializing in Indonesia, called Down To Earth, further reports that “the company has been accused of providing the military with buildings used for torturing local people suspected of involvement in the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and excavators to dig mass graves for the victims of military violence.” The worst accounts of the treatment of civilians in Indonesia are something no one wants to read.

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About the author: Jonathan Gosier is a software developer, writer and social entrepreneur. He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda where he incubates and invests in East African entrepreneurs as the CEO of Appfrica Labs. He's also a TED Fellow.
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