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Brazilian Court Drops Criminal Charges Against Chevron Over Oil Spill

The Associated Press

A Brazilian federal court has dismissed criminal charges filed last year against Chevron, driller Transocean and 17 of their executives in...

Brazil

Shell, BASF Offer Brazilian Workers Millions in Class Action Settlement

The Associated Press

Shell Brasil SA and BASF SA have offered more than $20 million to settle a class action by workers allegedly contaminated at a Sao Paulo...

Colombia / United States

Contractor for U.S.-Based Company Sentenced for Murder of Colombian Labor Leaders

The Associated Press

A former contractor for the U.S.-based Drummond coal company has been sentenced to nearly 38 years in prison in Colombia as the mastermind...

Guatemala

Former Guatemala Dictator to Stand Trial for Genocide

The Associated Press

A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war will stand trial on charges he...

France / Mexico

Mexican Supreme Court Ruling Exposes Division of Public Opinion Over Justice System

The Associated Press

Mexicans are engaged in soul searching over their flawed justice system as newly freed Florence Cassez, who had been sentenced to 60 years...

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