steven danziger has been jailed for 6 months for criminal contempt. his case stems from his fight on behalf of ecuadorian vintages to prove that chevron polluted the amazon rain forest in the 19 ninety's offices here, a spoke to tanika at his apartment, surely, but shortly before he was sentenced. the reason i'm locked up is because we were successful. okay. i along with other lawyers helped indigenous peoples in ecuador when a historic 9500000000 dollar pollution judge. when a good chevron for the deliberate dumping of billions of gals of cancer causing waste into the amazon. that's an historical fact that case has been affirmed on appeal by 28 appellate judges, including the highest courts of ecuador and canada, for enforcement purposes. you know, so why am i the will be locked up? you know, i help hold them accountable. let's speak to plat finkelstein, who's in new york. she is a professor of law on faculty, director of the center for ethics and the rule of law at the university of pennsylvania law school. good to have you with us again at claire.

which was for steven danziger to stand up and say, i'm sorry. i'm sorry. i joke on chevron. it was back in 2013 that danziger won a $9500000000.00 settlement against the oil giant chevron in ecuador. soon after winning it, chevron took him to court in the united states on charges of bribery and witness tampering federal prosecutors declined to take the case, but judge louis kaplan appointed private attorneys, attorneys, who once worked for chevron to prosecute it. and in a trial without a jury found him guilty, the contempt charges stem from his refusal to comply with court orders. and the appeal of that case, gentler and a prescott pushed back against claims that danziger was being over. punish saying he'd spent 7 years thumping is know, is that the justice system and even if chevron were the bad guys, that didn't make danziger a good guy. but danziger now forbidden from practicing law, has already spent 2 years essentially confined here in his manhattan apartment, monitored by an electronic ankle bracelet. the reason i'm locked up is because we were successful. okay. i, al

stephen danziger arrived in court to a hero's welcome. but the environmentalists indigenous groups who gathered to listen to the judge were deeply disappointed by the sentence 6 months in jail on charges of contempt of court. the only thing that would have changed today's outcome is the one thing that was never ever going to happen. which was for steven danziger to stand up. 5 and say, i'm sorry, i'm sorry i chunk on chevron. it was back in 2013 that danziger won a $9500000000.00 settlement against the oil giant chevron in ecuador. soon after winning it, chevron took him to court in the united states on charges of bribery and witness tampering. federal prosecutors declined to take the case, but judge louis kaplan appointed private attorneys, attorneys, who once worked for chevron to prosecute it. and in a trial without a jury found him guilty, the contempt charge of stem from his refusal to comply with court orders. and the appeal of that case, gentler and a prescott pushed back against claims that danziger was being over. punish saying h

in canada, the case against danziger that chevron started. they presented it to prosecutors here in new york. the prosecutors refused to take, did the judge in the case, been assigned private attorneys to prosecute danziger? it's all raises a lot of questions at the un. i said we're good. it should be overturned, basically the way the, the, the, the whole thing went down. so, excuse me. so, so that's where things stand. whichever one to this day, no money has been paid to any of those plaintiffs in ecuador and steven danziger, the attorney who represented them, has been serving time, but chevron has not paid any damages. okay, kristen, selena, that i live for. as in new york kristin, that for now. thank you very much. indeed. george's former president's mikella a sack a sphere. he says he has returned from exile to support the opposition for saturday's election. he posted a video on facebook saying his back despite the risk of arrest. he left george in 2013 and his 2nd terms president n vague. here is lacy, he was sentenced in absentia to 6 y

how to say was christian salumi is a riley of danziger supporters the what's the sentence so danziger has been sentenced to 6 months in prison for contempt of court, for failing to turn over evidence and documents that judges had required of him. the judge gave a very detailed explanation for the sentence. we also heard from danziger himself and his attorneys. and while danziger and his attorneys had attempted to place this case, and the treatment of danziger at the hands of the legal system in the greater context of his efforts to bring justice for people in ecuador. to get justice from chevron, the company that was found guilty of polluting areas to the detriment of the environment of the people they are the judge focus very narrowly on this charge and miss or accusation against him. saying that contrary to what even the united nations experts had claimed that this sentence was lengthy and extra a she gave a very detailed explanation as to why was deserved. in this case, saying that don center had essentially ignored court orders. and while he had tried to, hey, to paint that refusa

4 between the eyes will instill and danziger any respect for the law. respect for the law. you see in our backwards world, the villains run the courts and the human rights lawyers. are the convicts come to you from washington, dc. the valley, the base is redacted denied ah intrusive moon, welcome only camp. now take the news from behind. the pandora papers were revealed this week, a leak of hundreds of thousands of documents that display the inner workings of offshore havens tax havens and hidden riches of world leaders and billionaires. as common dreams notes, the global implications are huge. and many politicians have already been embarrassed to say the least. these include oligarchy from latin america, russia, jordan and britain, including former prime minister and guy who just swallowed something weird at a dinner party. tony blair, on top of the individuals exposed to papers, also show that the u. s. is a global tax haven, and that very sketchy millionaire from around the globe are going to south dakota. well, they sure is current going there themselves, but their mone

and even if chevron were the bad guys, that didn't make danziger a good guy. but danziger now forbidden from practicing law, has already spent 2 years essentially confined here in his manhattan apartment, monitored by an electronic ankle bracelet. the reason i'm locked up is because we were successful. okay. i, along with other lawyers helped indigenous peoples in ecuador when a historic 9500000000 dollar pollution judge. when a good sharon, for the deliberate dumping of billions or girls of cancer causing waste into the amazon. that's an historical fact that case has been affirmed on appeal by 28 appellate judges, including the highest quarterback woodward, canada for enforcement purposes. you know, so why am i the one who being locked up? are you and human rights committee on arbitrary detention has called for his immediate release, saying the judges in his case lacked objectivity and impartiality. chevron has even stated that they spent over a $1000000000.00 in prosecuting danziger and defending chevron. and obviously this is a message to any human rights l

o john chevron has been jailed for criminal contempt. stephen danziger has been sentenced to 6 months in prison by a new york court. the case stems from his fight on behalf of ecuadorian villages to prove that chevron polluted the amazon rain forest in the 1990 spi. let's go live down to you. yoke altitude is i'll just, here's kristin. salumi is outside of the court house. the tell us more about this sentence. yeah, well the decision is stunning, given that the united nations human rights council board on arbitrary detention just put out a report saying that if anything danziger should be released. because the trial proceedings had shown a lack of objectivity, a shocking lack of objectivity in their words and impartiality. but the judge here in new york, federal court justice loretta prescott pushed back against characterizations by the united nations and danziger supporters. that this somehow was not warranted, but she gave him the maximum 6. my sentence for contempt charges 6 of them relating to a case where he failed to turn over evidence that was demanded by the judge. i. she said

kristen salumi is that a riley of danziger supporters in new york. she is with us now live christian. but what is daunting of facing in terms of a sentence here while he is inside the court house right now, and he just finished making an appeal to the judge to be released without serving any further time for this charge of criminal content. if you look behind me, you can see some of those supporters there listening to an audio feed of the proceedings inside danziger to claims that no attorney has ever served more than 90 days. in home confinement for a charge of contempt, like the one that he is faced with. and he made a very emotional plea to the judge saying that he hasn't been able to leave his house even to go get ice cream with his 15 year old son. for the last 2 years as a result of this order of home detention that was imposed on him even before the charges were, were followed through i. he said he can't express remorse for what she believes is an ethical and reasonable thing. essentially, he did not turn over information that the court had as

earlier this month, stephen danziger was found guilty of wilfully defying court orders, including by failing to turn over his computer and other electronic devices. danziger himself has called the court's decision and embarrassment for reflection of the united states. i think it's embarrassing our country that we are now becoming one of those places that locks out. this is the latest twist and the legal saga that started back in 1993. when danziger sued the chevron corporation on behalf of $30000.00 indigenous people in ecuador for oil spills in the region, one a $9500000000.00 judgment against chevron in an ecuador in court, in 2011. however, 3 years later, a u. s. judge deemed the ruling invalid. chevron also countersuit danziger, claiming that he had fabricated evidence, danziger was ordered to turn over electronic devices to the companies forensic experts and later charged with criminal contempt over his refusal to do so. we spoke to independent journalist greg wilbert, who thinks the whole saga looks to stop people taking on big business, has been prosecuted to the maximum by a

but stephen danziger supporters are persuaded. roger waters, again says the old giant should still be held accountable. i've become friends through all of this. i met him back then and and immediately it smells fishy. the whole thing's melt, roll to me and it israel. and it is wrong and it will be go on. it'll go on being wrong and tell chevron pay those $30000.00 ecuadorian people there. it's now about $12000000000.00 with interest with interest and damages. it's gone up to about $12000000.00 that eroded reparation. and they needed a die. you know poor pads the nino who represents the amazon watch said that he said, what was the quote. he said this just like very, very slow motion. mass murder is what chevron hook up are guilty of and it is everything you ever wanted to know about. the pandora papers are by reluctant to ask, next in going underground. i'm, you know, neil by for now. imagine picking up a future textbook on the early years of the 21st century walter, the chapters cold gun violence from school shootings, homelessnes

but steven danziger is supporters aren't persuaded. roger waters again says the oil giant should still be held accountable. stephen and i have become friends through all of this. i met him back then and and immediately it smells fishy. the whole thing's mouth wrong to make an israel and it's wrong and it will be go on. it'll go on being wrong and tell chevron pay those $30000.00 ecuadorian people there. it's now about $12000000000.00 with interest with interest and damages. it's gone up to about $12000000.00 that eroded reparation. and they needed a die. you know poor pads the nino who represents the amazon watch said that he said what was the close? he said this just like barry very slow motion. mass murder is what chevron oak up our guilty else. and it is another story. another update in a story we've been falling for some time. in fact, the u. k. home secretary has a nonce to an inquiry into systematic failures within the police force that led to woman being murdered. back in march, recent tragic events have exposed unimaginable fai

but stephen danziger supporters are persuaded. roger waters again says the old giant should still be held accountable. stephen and i have become friends through all of this, i met him back then and immediately it smelt fishy, the whole things melt wrong to me and it israel and it is wrong and it will be go on. it will go on being wrong and tell chevron pay those $30000.00 ecuadorian people there. it's now about $12000000.00 with interest with interest and damages. it's gone up to about $12000000.00 that eroded reparation. and they needed a die. you know, poor pansy. nino, who represents the amazon watch, said that he said, what was the quote. he said this is like very, very slow motion. mass murder is what chevron oak are guilty of and it is the u. k. home secretary has announced an inquiry into systematic failures within the police force that led to a woman being murdered back in march. recent tragic events have exposed unimaginable failures in placing there will be an inquiry to give me independent out of this, i needed to ensur

a number of irregularities such as the bias of the judge used to be a chevron judge and not only danziger, but everybody was involved in the case in one way or another had been persecuted really by chevron including a filmmaker, joe berlin, jeff, for example, we've made a documentary about it. i think that's what the case was really ultimately all about was to provide for a chilling effect to prevent people from going after a corporation such as chevron. because with the idea that chevron would ruin their lives essentially, and that's basically what has happened. and so of course, this makes it much more, much less likely in the future. that is the case against dungeon or dancer jer makes it must be much less likely that in the future other people will be willing to take on a corporation. and so it's going to be very difficult. i think palestinians clash with israeli police just outside jerusalem's old city as tensions rise over reported to plans to exude graves from a centuries old muslim cemetery. israeli officials acclaim. the barrels were not authorized and therefore illegal. ah. we w

he used to be a chevron judge and not only danziger, but everybody who was involved in the case in one way or another had been persecuted really by chevron, including a filmmaker, joe berlin, jeff, for example, who made a documentary about it. i think that's what the case was really ultimately all about was to provide for a chilling effect to prevent people from going after a corporation such as chevron. because with the idea that chevron would ruin their lives essentially. and that's basically what has happened . and so of course, this makes it much more than much less likely in the future that is the case against dungeon or damage or makes it nothing much less likely that in the future other people will be willing to take on a corporation. and so it's going to be very difficult, i think the, let's go brandon mean, birth the, as a censorship proof, anti bite and heckle is blowing up in the u. s. with chance at sports games pop hits and huge stir online because like this the. c the well, the mean started after reporter who is conducting a tv interview with racing car driver, brendan br

this month in a ruling that danziger has denounced as an embarrassment for the country. he has accused the state of intentionally locking up a human rights campaigner and described prison conditions as deplorable. i am one of 50 full men, living in one locked concrete room in double bunks. there are virtually no musk so social distance thing. it's is extremely difficult to communicate to the outside almost all a shock to see me here on a misdemeanor. conviction which further on the schools, the irregular nature of my situation. journalistic greg wilbert thinks the case appears as though it's meant to silence opponents of the oil giant has been prosecuted to the maximum by a very unfair system that has been trying to silence. and basically the if you look at the details of the case, there's a number of irregularities such as the bias of the judge. he used to be a chevron judge and not only danziger, but everybody who was involved in the case in one way or another had been persecuted really by chevron, including a filmmaker, joe berlin, joe, for example, who had made a doc

steven danziger is jeez, we sentence a criminal contempt on friday. the case stems from his decade on find on behalf of ecuadorian villages to prove that chevron polluted the amazon rain forest in the 19 ninety's on when st. you and human rights, she said, don stickers, home detention is illegal under international law and cold for his release. the reason i marked up is because we were successful. okay. i, along with other lawyers helped indigenous peoples in ecuador when a historic $9500000000.00. pollution judge, when a good chevron for the deliberate dumping of billions or girls or cancer causing waste into the amazon. that's an historical fact that case has been affirmed on appeal by 28 appellate judges, including the highest courts of ecuador and canada, for enforcement purposes. you know, so why am i the one being locked up? you know, i help hold them accountable. kristen salome joyce's no life form in new york and crystal. we heard from the man himself, he's the one working to expose corporate misdeeds. i. yeah, he's the one facing the jail sen

however, danziger is support, his aunt entirely persuaded. a roger waters again thinks the old john should still be held accountable. stephen and i have become friends through all of this. i met him back then and, and immediately it smells fishy. the whole thing's melt wrong to me and a israel. and it is wrong. and it will be go on, it will go on being wrong and tell chevron pay those $30000.00 ecuadorian people there. it's now about $12000000000.00 with interest with interest and damages. it's gone up to about $12000000.00 that eroded reparation. and they needed a die you know, poor pads the nino who represents the amazon watch said that he said, what was the quote. he said this is like very, very slow motion. mass murder is what chevron of are guilty of and it is either is or your top stories for this hour here lie from moscow on out he international. thank you for sharing your time with us here at the russian capital . i'm rural. re sushi with more of your wednesday, i'd like to continue at the top of the imagine picking up a future textbo

now as for chevron, it refused to pay the multi $1000000000.00 fine, claiming misconduct by danziger and the ecuadorian, judiciary, and u. s. court blocked enforcement of the fine in 2014, saying the 2011 ruling in ecuador was one through bribery. madonica has plenty of outspoken supporters, including his friend, a pink floyd co founder roger waters. he thinks the latest ruling against the lawyer sets a wiring president. the questioned arises for his soul is what is the law for? and is it available to all of us, all members of society, irrespective of the depth of our pockets or up or up connections politically he spent 7791 days now under house arrest. and it's way too much punishment, because all he did was deny judge louis a kaplan access to his computer and his cell phone to give those 2 pieces of equipment to chevron corporation, who are the people who we are fighting this battle against. on behalf of his clients, it would completely contravene all the rules of client privilege. if he had done that. or the pollution case was 1st brought against a texaco which chevron bought in 2

s. lawyer and indigenous rights campaigner steven danziger, who spent decades in legal battles against chevron has been jailed for criminal contempt. after the oil giant countersuit with sentence was imposed early this month and a ruling that dons against announced as an embarrassment for the country accused in the us have intentionally locking up a human rights campaigner. he describes his prison conditions as deplorable. i am one of 54 men living in one locked concrete room in double bunks. there are virtually no musk so social distance thing. it is extremely difficult to communicate to the outside almost all a shock to see me here on a misdemeanor conviction, which further underscores the irregular nature of my situation. a tempest greg, well pet things. the case appears as though it's meant to silence opponents of the oil giant has been prosecuted to the maximum by a very unfair system that has been trying to silence. and basically the if you look at the details of the case, there's a number of irregularities such as the bias of the judge used to be a chevron judge and not only dan

after a court dismissed his appeal, stephen danziger had this to say about the conditions within his prison. i am one of 54 men living in one locked concrete room in double bunks. there were virtually no masks or social distancing. it's extremely difficult to communicate to the outside, almost all a shock to see me here on a misdemeanor conviction, which further underscores the irregular nature of my situation. the lawyer had been advocating for the rights of tens of thousands of native ecuador ins, if accused chevrolet severely polluting the amazon rain forest, the company counter sued him, alleging a fabricated and withheld evidence to strengthen his case. what don tigers denounced the cause decision as an embarrassment. poor dyslexia, united states. i think it's in ferris's country that we are now becoming one of those places are locked up in fight. don't forget imprisonment. it's just the latest twist to this decade long legal saga. with we spoke about it some more to independent journalist greg will put he thinks the case appears to be a meant to silence opponents of that huge a

risk of arrest soccer for the left, georgia in 2013 when his 2nd term as president ended steven danziger, a lawyer no for his decades long battle against you, asshole giant chevron has been sentenced to 6 months in prison for criminal contempt, the case stems from his decades long fight on behalf of ecuadorian villages to prove that chevron polluted the amazon rain forest. in the 1990s, australia will begin lifting its strict border restrictions from november that will allow fully vaccinated citizens and residents who have been stranded overseas to return home at australians to travel abroad. again. u. s. pharmaceutical company muck says that it's been experimenting with a cove at 19 treatment that reduces hospitalizations and deaths by half market seeking emergency use organization in the us. of youth activists have gathered the italian city of milan to protest against what they say is in action by world leaders ahead of a climate summit. next month, during a conference in the land, young delegates gave their ideas on how to better address global warming. and those were headlines. what

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and this week human rights lawyer, steven danziger, reported to prison thanks to another us corrupt kangaroo court. so maybe don't bring up in justice in other countries, like telling someone they have bad breath after you just down to clove of garlic and a 3 week old teramy shoe that's been sitting in the sun. also, they wouldn't make sense for us to have lucas single for authoritarianism, considering even by its own definitions. the u. s. actively supports around 3 quarters of the world dictatorships. that's right. we dictator, especially ones, the jail journalists, or in the case from saudi arabia, chopped them up into little pieces and roast them in a barbecue pit. so no, that's not the reason. the real reason are lucas shank goes, steadfast refusal to privatize state acids, joy nato, or open the country up for foreign exploitation. oh, you bother. oh, why can't we explored your country? and because a loosing government has fought against the standard neal liberal gutting of bel arose, the country has almost no extreme poverty. according to a report by the world bank and the european uni

a number of irregularities such as the bias of the judge used to be a chevron judge and not only danziger, but everybody who was involved in the case and one way or another had been persecuted really by chevron including a filmmaker, joe bellenger, for example, who had made a documentary about it. i think that's what the case was really ultimately all about was to provide for a chilling effect to prevent people from going after a corporation such as char, chevron. because the idea that chevron would ruin their lives essentially, and that's what has happened. and so of course, this makes it much more a much less likely in the future. that is this case against dungeon or don's of jer makes it mustn't much less likely that in the future, other people will be willing to take honor corporation on. so it's going to be very difficult as media speculation that the partnership, which one the u. s. presidential election is falling apart, as jo biden's ratings hit record lows. there's also a rumor, the vice president, pamela harris has been trying to distance herself from the widely criticized presi

families again. leah harding al jazeera, dutch prosecutors have put every tray and people smuggler key danziger dias up the body em on their most wanted list for crimes related to his alleged smuggling ring . a d. c o p in court has already sentenced good on ain absentia to life in prison for starving and torturing african refugees and migrants trying to reach europe. under dutch low foreign nationals can be charged with a crime committed over seams overseas. if the victims are in the netherlands, spain is making it easier for unaccompanied young migrants seeking residency and work permits. about 15000 people could benefit from the new laws which will cut waiting periods and remove barriers for living and working in spain. a growing stream of migrants from african nations to europe has seen about 30000 people arrive in spain this year. almost all of them by see that's an increase of 37 percent on the same time last year. dr. ruth ferrero, toyota is a professor of political science at their comp, with n c university of madrid. she does not joins us via skype from the capital. madam, thank you so

going here in doha with the news, al from al jazeera, the headlines environmental lawyer steven danziger has been jailed for 6 months for criminal contempt. his case stems from his fight on behalf of ecuadorian villages to prove that chevron polluted the amazon rain forest in the 19 ninety's. republicans and democrats in congress are and talks to raise the government's borrowing limits. on thursday, congress passed a bill to avoid a government shut down. georgia as prime minister says that an operation to detain former president macau sanker philly has been successful. he returned from exile to support the opposition saturday's election despite the risk of arrest for on that. now from robin for estie, a walk up there to boise, i understand that he was actually detained here in sibley. see, having somehow escaped or the authorities since posting that video early this morning from by to me, which is on the coastal, which is on the coast. he, on, on the black sea. he made it to the b. c. and he then said that he said he faced likely arrest. we then had a statement from the prime minister sa