Rio Tinto appeal struck out, again

A UNITED States Court of Appeals has rejected for a second time arguments by resources giant Rio Tinto in a human rights claim regarding its role in the period of violent and civil unrest on the island of Bougainville.

Rio Tinto appeal struck out, again

Rio Tinto appeal struck out, again

Rio Tinto appeal struck out, again

Rio Tinto appeal struck out, again

Rio Tinto appeal struck out, again

17 April 2007
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The claim was originally brought by Bougainville islanders in 2000 and said Rio Tinto, through its subsidiary Bougainville Copper, conspired with the PNG Government to help "quell" civil resistance to

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