The nonprofit EarthRights International is suing Chiquita Brands International on behalf of more than 200 Colombians, alleging they experienced violence at the hands of paramilitary agents funded by the banana company.

The complaint filed in the District of New Jersey alleges Chiquita engaged in a “campaign of terror” to maintain control of a Colombian banana-growing region from at least 1992 to 2004.

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