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Sunday, January 24, 2021, 17:51 GMT+7 Members of Collectif Vietnam Dioxine hold banners with hashtags Justice for Tran To Nga in this supplied photo. A French court will open a historic trial on Monday on a lawsuit filed by a 79-year-old Vietnamese-French woman against 26 United States chemical firms that are held responsible for the deposition of Agent Orange/dioxin in Vietnam in wartime. Tran To Nga is expected to defend her lawsuit at the Crown Court of Evry City in a suburb of Paris. ...

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Last modified on Wed 17 Feb 2021 17.15 EST Jair Bolsonaro could face charges in the international criminal court (ICC) after being accused of crimes against humanity. Indigenous leaders in Brazil and human rights groups are urging the court to investigate the Brazilian president over his dismantling of environmental policies and violations of indigenous rights, which they say amount to ecocide. William Bourdon, a Paris-based lawyer, submitted a request for a preliminary examination to the tribu...

Indigenous leaders ask to investigate Bolsonaro for crimes Indigenous leaders ask to investigate Bolsonaro for crimes Brasilia, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) Indigenous leaders Raoni Metuktire and Almir Surui asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, for environmental violations that involve crimes against humanity, it was confirmed today. According to the UOL news website, the complaint of about 50 pages by the two indigenous leaders was as...