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Chevron Accused of Complicity in Burma Abuses

HeadlineApr 30, 2008

In Burma, the oil giant Chevron is being accused of supporting human rights abuses in protection of a gas pipeline. EarthRights International says the Burmese military has committed rape and murder while guarding the pipeline that moves gas from the Yadana gas field. Chevron has a 28 percent stake in the Yadana project.

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