Three oil companies were last week accused of being complicit in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan. A report published in Sweden by a group of charities and peace activists called for Swedish oil company Lundin, Petronas of Malaysia and OMV of Austria to be investigated by their national governments.
The accusations include indiscriminate attacks on civilians, pillage, rape, torture and the abduction of children. Thousands of people died and others were violently displaced from their homes. While the perpetrators were the armed forces of the Sudanese government and local militias, the report calls into question the role played by the oil industry
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/13/oil-fuelled-sudan-war-crimes
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