{"id":2830,"date":"2008-10-27T14:44:14","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T13:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethicalquote.com\/index.php\/2008\/10\/27\/high-stakes-trial-in-san-francisco-focuses-attention-on-chevrons-growing-human-rights-problems-around-globe\/"},"modified":"2008-10-31T14:50:56","modified_gmt":"2008-10-31T13:50:56","slug":"high-stakes-trial-in-san-francisco-focuses-attention-on-chevrons-growing-human-rights-problems-around-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covalence.ch\/index.php\/2008\/10\/27\/high-stakes-trial-in-san-francisco-focuses-attention-on-chevrons-growing-human-rights-problems-around-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"High-Stakes Trial in San Francisco Focuses Attention on Chevron&#8217;s Growing Human Rights Problems Around Globe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story\/amazon-defense-coalition-high-stakes-trial\/story.aspx?guid=%7B0084CBAE-5392-4B4D-97F6-2646857ED042%7D&amp;dist=hppr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"081031_chevron.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalquote.com\/newTemplate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/081031_chevron.jpg\" title=\"081031_chevron.jpg\" alt=\"081031_chevron.jpg\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>Chevron is embarking today on a high stakes defense in U.S. federal        court against charges that it helped orchestrate the killing of two        Nigerian villagers at a time when its corporate legal department is        under mounting pressure for disregarding human rights issues, an        environmental group said today. Chevron&#8217;s recent high-profile hiring of        William J. Haynes, a former Bush Administration lawyer implicated in the        torture scandal at Guantanamo Bay, is the latest sign that Chevron&#8217;s        legal department has become increasingly callous to human rights        concerns, said Kevin Koenig, an organizer with Amazon Watch, which        monitors the company&#8217;s human rights and        environmental record. &#8220;Of all the U.S. oil companies, Chevron is the        most out of step when it comes to human rights issues at a time when        those issues are becoming more important to the ability of American        companies to access supply around the world,&#8221;        Koenig said. Image source: texacotoxico.org. &gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story\/amazon-defense-coalition-high-stakes-trial\/story.aspx?guid=%7B0084CBAE-5392-4B4D-97F6-2646857ED042%7D&amp;dist=hppr\" target=\"_blank\">Continue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">News selected by Covalence | Country: Global<\/span><st1:place><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><\/span><\/st1:place><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> | Company: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalquote.com\/newTemplate\/index.php\/ethicalquote\/?value=6\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Chevron<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> | Source: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story\/amazon-defense-coalition-high-stakes-trial\/story.aspx?guid=%7B0084CBAE-5392-4B4D-97F6-2646857ED042%7D&amp;dist=hppr\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Defense Coalition<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chevron is embarking today on a high stakes defense in U.S. federal court against charges that it helped orchestrate the killing of two Nigerian villagers at a time when its corporate legal department is under mounting pressure for disregarding human rights issues, an environmental group said today. Chevron&#8217;s recent high-profile hiring of William J. 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