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ICC May Hold US Accountable; Kissinger Fixed Bhopal 25K Death Settlement; Snowden Wins Swedish Award
Will International Criminal Court Finally Hold US Accountable? The key issue is U.S. detention practices, and the alleged use of torture, in Afghanistan. A report just released by the office of the court’s prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, for the first time explicitly names U.S. forces as potential culprits.
Revealed thirty years on… The secret role that America’s Henry Kissinger played in the Bhopal tragedy. Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger put pressure on the Indian Government to agree a legal settlement that let the American chemical company Union Carbide off the hook for the 25,000 people killed by the toxic gas disaster.
Snowden Wins Swedish Human Rights Award. Whistleblower Edward Snowden received several standing ovations in the Swedish parliament after being given the Right Livelihood award for his revelations of the scale of state surveillance. Snowden, who is in exile in Russia, addressed the parliament by video from Moscow.
