Archives: Incidents
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| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/2002 - 01/01/1995 | TOTAL | Accusations of complicity in crimes against humanity, such as torture and forced labour, committed by Myanmar military junta during construction and operation of 'Yadana' Gas Pipeline - case dropped by Belgian authorities. | Andaman Sea, Myanmar | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Forced Labor, Oppressive Regimes, Torture | |
| 04/01/1999 | Chevron | Two villages are attacked by Nigerian soldiers using helicopters and boats allegedly leased and/or owned by Chevron - number of villagers killed and injured. Chevron cleared from responsibility by US court. | Opia & Ikenyan, Nigeria | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Beatings & Violence, Injuries & Diseases, Killings, Summary Executions, Terrorism, Torture | |
| 28/05/1998 | Chevron | Nigerian police and soldiers, allegedly flown in with Chevron helicopters and potentially hired by the corporation, shoot at oil platform protestors -2 dead, more than 10 wounded. One protester was taken into custody and claimed that the military tortured him. Chevron later cleared of any responsibility. | Niger Delta, Nigeria | Business & Human Rights Resource Center, Los Angeles Times | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Killings, Torture | |
| 01/06/2001 - 01/01/1989 | Exxon Mobil | Allegations of knowing assistance to human rights violations including torture, rape, and murder by employing and providing material support to Indonesian military forces, who committed the alleged offenses during civil unrest. | Aceh, Indonesia | Business & Human Rights Resource Center, The New York Times | Beatings & Violence, Killings, Terrorism, Torture | |
| 01/02/2002 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | Alleged involvement of BP in kidnapping, murder and torture of suspected pipeline activists. | Casanare, Colombia | The Guardian | Abduction & Kidnap, Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Killings, Torture | |
| 17/04/2014 | (International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)) (Ford Motor Company) | Ford and IBM will again have to face a U.S. lawsuit claiming they encouraged human rights abuses such as killings and tortures in apartheid-era South Africa. | South Africa | Reuters | Deaths, Killings, Oppressive Regimes, Torture | |
| 10/11/1995 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Shell charged with complicity in human rights abuses against the Ogoni people of Nigeria. Abuses include: "summary execution, crimes against humanity, torture, inhumane treatment, arbitrary arrest, wrongful death, and assault and battery." Case settled for $15.5 million. | Ogoni, Rivers, Nigeria | Center for Constitutional Rights, The Guardian | Assault and Battery, Deaths, Killings, Summary Executions, Torture | |
| 10/06/2014 | (Supplier Of Charoen Pokphand Foods) (Supplier Of Walmart) (Supplier Of Tesco) (Supplier Of Costco) (Supplier Of Carrefour) (Supplier Of The co-operative) (Supplier Of Aldi) (Supplier Of Iceland) (Supplier Of Morrisons) | Slave labor, torture, execution-style killings and human trafficking in Thai fishing boats supplying major supermarkets. | Thailand | The Guardian | Beatings & Violence, Excessive Work Hours, Forced Labor, Human Trafficking, Killings, Suicides, Summary Executions, Torture |