(June 26, 2002) Attorney-General of the Federation yesterday stalled hearing of the suit against the Federal Government on moves to retrieve alleged looted money stashed in foreign accounts by the Abacha family.
Swiss government shrugs off apartheid suit
(June 26, 2002) The Swiss government, in its first official comments, shrugged off Wednesday a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against two Swiss banks accused of propping up South Africa’s apartheid regime.
Beijing gives the media new marching orders
(June 26, 2002) China’s media have been ordered to follow the lead of the official Xinhua news agency when covering the controversial south-north water-transfer project, Hong Kong’s Mingpao newspaper reports.
Official defends government’s bid to resume ties with IMF
(June 25, 2002) The Director-General of the National Centre for Economic Management and Administration (NCEMA), Prof. Mike Obadan, yesterday stated that government’s action to resume ties with the IMF was in the public interest.
IMF and Nigeria locked in war of words
(June 25, 2002) The International Monetary Fund’s strained relationship with Nigeria has taken a bizarre turn after an apparent disagreement over a speech made in Washington last week by Olusegun Obasanjo, the country’s president.
German banks face apartheid action
(June 23, 2002) German banks Dresdner and Deutsche are next in line to be sued for billions of dollars for allegedly supporting an apartheid regime, lawyers have said.
Ambassador to Switzerland cool on class action suit
(June 23, 2002) South Africa’s ambassador to Switzerland on Sunday distanced her government from a class action lawsuit seeking to win compensation from Swiss banks for those who suffered during apartheid.
Acres’ Written Argument as submitted to the Lesotho Crown
(June 22, 2002) This document was submitted by Acres International during the closing arguments heard June 22 – June 25/2005.
Apartheid lawsuit spurs “odious debts” battle
(June 22, 2002) "I think the banks will learn from the case, whether it is successful or not, that they must take responsibility for the way their money is used," said Probe International’s Patricia Adams.
Ex-insider settles some old scores: A Review of Globalization and its Discontents by J. E. Stiglitz
(June 22, 2002) The searing criticisms of IMF policies and programs are mostly on target and come from none other than Joseph Stiglitz, the former Chief Economist of the World Bank.
The Doctrine of Odious Debts: Using the Law to Cancel Illegitimate Debts
(June 21, 2002) Patricia Adams’ speech from her 12-city speaking tour of Germany in June 2002, at the invitation of the German Jubilee Network.
Apartheid victims claim could grow
(June 20, 2002) Four South Africans are seeking US $50 billion in reparations from United States and Swiss banks and companies who they allege profited from doing business with the apartheid government.
Ten die in Chongqing garbage-mountain collapse
(June 20, 2002) Ten people were killed when a massive garbage mountain collapsed in urban Chongqing last week, burying them alive, the Chongqing Morning Post (Chongqing Chenbao) reported.
Apartheid victims sue Citigroup, others
(June 19, 2002) Four apartheid victims filed suit on Wednesday against Citigroup Inc., UBS AG and Credit Suisse, alleging the banking companies helped finance the violent South African apartheid regime and made billions in loans to further its crimes against humanity.
Rainstorms trigger hundreds of rockfalls in Chongqing area
(June 19, 2002) Torrential rain in recent weeks has caused a spate of serious geological incidents, a local newspaper reports.
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