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African Country: Court Nevsun

african country: They contend construction of the mine flouted international legal provisions against forced labour, slavery and torture accusations that have not been tested in court, according to Vancouver Courier. Nevsun denies that the company or a subsidiary enlisted the Eritrean military to build the mine or supply labour, and says the refugees behind the court action were not mistreated.B.C. courts have dismissed Nevsun's attempts to make Eritrea the forum for any proceedings. The high court has agreed to hear an appeal by B.C.-based Nevsun Resources NSU which argues the East African country would be the more appropriate forum.article continues below Trending Stories Gang activity on the rise in Vancouver Mason bees build mud walls in their nests Cancer a factor in Raymond Louie's decision not to seek re-election Heavily armed police presence at Vancouver's Italian Day triggers public debate Refugees from Eritrea allege they were forced to work at a gold mine controlled by subsidiaries of Nevsun and Eritrean state companies. An appeal court upheld a judge's ruling that there was a real risk of corruption and unfairness in the Eritrean legal system, while acknowledging the considerable practical difficulties of hearing the claims in British Columbia. Read Related Topics var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul 2018 Vancouver Courier (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.