Posted on October 13, 2009.
Tagged with The Guardian, Trafigura, George Monbiot, Environment Degradation, Earthcare, Libel Laws, Freedom Of The Press, .

Trafigura’s attempts to gag the media prove that libel laws should be repealed Defamation laws which Trafigura tried to use must no longer be allowed to hide corporate malpractice or stifle criticism. If you are not convinced that Britain’s libel laws operate against the public interest, check out the Trafigura case. Thousands of west Africans fell ill and an unknown number died in 2006 after hundreds of tonnes of the oil company’s toxic oil waste were dumped in densely populated parts of Ivory Coast. Read on. George Monbiot comments on the Trafigura case. This article was written on the 17th September 2009!

Trafigura’s attempts to gag the media prove that libel laws should be repealed

Defamation laws which Trafigura tried to use must no longer be allowed to hide corporate malpractice or stifle criticism.

If you are not convinced that Britain’s libel laws operate against the public interest, check out the Trafigura case. Thousands of west Africans fell ill and an unknown number died in 2006 after hundreds of tonnes of the oil company’s toxic oil waste were dumped in densely populated parts of Ivory Coast.

Read on. George Monbiot comments on the Trafigura case. This article was written on the 17th September 2009!