South Africa apartheid News

Supreme Court Dismisses South Africans’ Apartheid Claims Against IBM, Ford

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a group of black South Africans seeking to revive human rights litigation aiming to hold Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp. liable for allegedly conducting business that helped perpetuate racial …

Court Upholds Dismissal of Apartheid Claims Against Ford, IBM

Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot pursue lawsuits seeking to hold Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp. liable for conducting business that helped perpetuate the practice decades ago, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit …

German Firms Not Liable Under U.S. Alien Tort Statute for Aiding Apartheid

A U.S. judge on Thursday said Daimler AG and Rheinmetall AG cannot be held liable for allegedly aiding and abetting South Africa’s former apartheid government in race-based attacks and injustices. The plaintiffs in the case accused the two German companies, …