In a new setback in the 14-year-old battle to hold multi-national corporations responsible for human rights violations under apartheid, the United States Supreme Court declined this week to hear the case brought by several South Africans against Ford and IBM. By Rejul Bejoy for GROUNDUP.
But the corporations are still not quite off the hook. In a press statement last year, Khulumani indicated that it would be submitting an appeal to the US District Court against the dismissal of the Bantiulo case against Ford and IBM on the basis of new evidence from the South African Department of Justice archives.
If that does not work, then Khulumani still has the option of appealing in the Second Court of Appeals or Supreme Court.
Well, I hope all of this is costing them a whole lot of money. As in billions.
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.