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[ [link removed] ]AUC paramilitary group funded by Chaquita to operate in banana zones in
Columbia from 1997 to 2004

John,

2451 rural Colombian families are on the verge of a world-changing legal
win – but they need our help to do it.

The families are suing banana giant Chiquita, which has admitted it paid
millions to a paramilitary terrorist group that killed thousands of
innocent civilians around Chiquita plantations in the 90s and 00s. 

But instead of assisting the families devastated by their actions (which,
again, IT ADMITS), Chiquita has spent 14 years delaying the families’
court case with legal gymnastics. Now, finally, there’s been a
breakthrough, and a court will hear the case and decide on compensation. 

John, a court case can’t bring back family members who were
murdered in cold blood, but it *can* create a new normal where companies
like Chiquita can’t just do whatever they want with no consequences, and
even legally bully the victims. It’s a real, concrete chance to hold
corporations to account for the injustices they’ve perpetrated in the
Global South. 

Can you chip in to fund these families’ legal case and finally give them
justice – and peace of mind?



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To try to secure its banana-growing regions from nearby violence, Chiquita
gave $1.7 million to the paramilitary Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia
(AUC) – a designated terrorist organization – between 1997-2004. During
those years, AUC murdered thousands of innocent civilians. 

Legal action forced Chiquita to admit to making these murderous payments,
leading to a criminal conviction in a U.S. court and a $25 million fine –
paid to the government and the families of 6 American victims. But the
families of the Colombian victims murdered by Chiquita’s death squads got
nothing. 

An amazing legal organization named IRAdvocates set out to change that.
They first filed their case on behalf of 2,451 families of those murdered
by Chiquita’s death squads in 2007. But rather than take responsibility,
for 14 years Chiquita has tried to delay the case. 

Just months ago, the families of 8 victims killed at the hands of the AUC
FINALLY won the right to have their case heard in court. It’s a huge step
forward, but now their lawyers are working around the clock on this
massive and complex case – and urgently need funding to support key
witnesses to stand up against this corporate giant.

If they win, not only will it clear the way for thousands more families
and victims to hold Chiquita to account – it will create a precedent that
these companies actually face all the consequences of their horrific
behaviour, and can’t just bully people to get out of it. 

We can help give the families and their lawyers what they need to win the
case – are you in?



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  Thanks for all that you do,  
Allison, Vicky and the Ekō team



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]Case Update. International Rights Advocates. 06 September 2022.

[ [link removed] ]Appeals court reinstates lawsuits accusing Chiquita of helping
terrorists kill Colombians. The Palm Beach Post. 16 September 2022.

 

Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.

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