Settlement announced.Settlement Announced: Unocal Corp. settled lawsuits concerning human rights violations committed during the construction of a Myanmar Myanmar (myän`mär, mēän'mär`) or Burma (bûr`mə), officially Union of Myanmar, republic (2005 est. pop. 42,909,000), 261,789 sq mi (678,033 sq km), SE Asia. pipeline. The El Segundo-based energy company would not provide details of the settlement. Fifteen Myanmar villagers living near a $1.2 billion pipeline claim Unocal is responsible for atrocities committed by Myanmar soldiers who murdered local people and forced others to work on the project. Unocal said it doesn't does·n't Contraction of does not. condone condone v. 1) to forgive, support, and/or overlook moral or legal failures of another without protest, with the result that it appears that such breaches of moral or legal duties are acceptable. human rights violations. |
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