In 2002, Esther Kiobel, a U.S. resident and the wife of deceased Dr. Barinem Kiobel, filed a lawsuit along with other Ogoni asylees against Shell corporation. Her lawsuit was filed under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), a 200-year-old law that has been interpreted by...
Posted July 19, 2010 | 07/19/10 02:04 PM ET
It may come as a surprise that the U.S. has one of the most comprehensive laws in the world for torture victims. In 1992 Congress passed the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA), which was a boon for victims, human rights activists, and even Congress. The bill
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