The Chiquita fruit company has been charged for its links to one of Colombia’s most notorious death squads. The U.S. court case found Chiquita liable for killings carried out by a Colombian paramilitary group, marking a rare and groundbreaking instance of a company being held accountable in a U.S. court for human rights violations abroad. The ruling is part of a larger fight for justice for the victims who have endured decades of brutality and exploitation. The historic trials and verdict bear a significant South Florida imprint.
The fruit company Chiquita was found guilty of bankrolling a paramilitary group in Colombia—a groundbreaking instance of a company being held liable in a U.S. court for human rights violations elsewhere in the world, columnist @adam_tooze discusses. https://t.co/8UAdfPyl24
Rare verdict finds Chiquita liable for killings of Colombians https://t.co/Ix7690a9v8
Historic Chiquita trials - and verdict - bear a big South Florida imprint. Our @WLRN report.https://t.co/o01ClB1jSN
Here’s what you need to know about the U.S. court case that found Chiquita liable for killings carried out by a Colombian paramilitary group. Chiquita and the long, dark history of conducting business in weak states. Read: https://t.co/Z8V7GwUiy0 https://t.co/vpLRvcusZM
The Chiquita fruit company has just been charged for links to one of Colombia’s must notorious death squads. For the victims, the ruling is part of a larger fight for justice after decades of brutality and exploitation. https://t.co/fxbf3h4uvX