Sale of Bulldozers to Israel May Implicate Company in Human Rights Violations On 28th May 2004 the Special Rapporteur on the right to food for the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights – Jean Ziegler – wrote to Jim Owens, CEO of Caterpillar Inc., to express deep concern “about the actions of the Israeli occupying forces in Rafah and in other locations in Gaza and the West Bank, using armoured bulldozers supplied by your company.” (1)
The letter (Ref: RRDB/RH) goes on to outline Caterpillar’s responsibilities under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other international human rights instruments ...
The letter (Ref: RRDB/RH) goes on to outline Caterpillar’s responsibilities under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other international human rights instruments ...
CARTOON by the Brazilian artist, Carlos Latuff.
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