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U.S. Supreme Court: Torture Victim's Family Can't Sue PA or PLO


(Washington Post) Robert Barnes - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that a federal law that allows torture victims to sue their overseas assailants authorized lawsuits only against individuals and not political groups such as the Palestine Liberation Organization. The case involved a lawsuit against the PLO and PA filed by the family of Palestinian American Azzam Rahim, who was arrested by the PA and tortured and killed in a Jericho prison.
2012-04-19 00:00:00
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